Evaluation of the Force Required to Move a Coalesced Liquid Droplet along a Fiber

This work presents a theoretical model describing the force required to move a coalesced liquid droplet along an oleophilic filter fiber. Measurements have been made using the atomic force microscope (AFM) to examine these forces over a range of fiber and droplet diameters as well as oil properties....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mead-Hunter, Ryan, Mullins, Benjamin, Becker, Thomas, Braddock, R.
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Chemical Society 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29821