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Dynamics and universal scaling law in geometrically-controlled sessile drop evaporation

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  • P. J. Sáenz

    (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

  • A. W. Wray

    (Imperial College London)

  • Z. Che

    (Imperial College London)

  • O. K. Matar

    (Imperial College London)

  • P. Valluri

    (School of Engineering, The University of Edinburgh)

  • J. Kim

    (The University of Maryland)

  • K. Sefiane

    (School of Engineering, The University of Edinburgh
    Tianjin Key Lab of Refrigeration Technology, Tianjin University of Commerce)

Abstract

The evaporation of a liquid drop on a solid substrate is a remarkably common phenomenon. Yet, the complexity of the underlying mechanisms has constrained previous studies to spherically symmetric configurations. Here we investigate well-defined, non-spherical evaporating drops of pure liquids and binary mixtures. We deduce a universal scaling law for the evaporation rate valid for any shape and demonstrate that more curved regions lead to preferential localized depositions in particle-laden drops. Furthermore, geometry induces well-defined flow structures within the drop that change according to the driving mechanism. In the case of binary mixtures, geometry dictates the spatial segregation of the more volatile component as it is depleted. Our results suggest that the drop geometry can be exploited to prescribe the particle deposition and evaporative dynamics of pure drops and the mixing characteristics of multicomponent drops, which may be of interest to a wide range of industrial and scientific applications.

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  • P. J. Sáenz & A. W. Wray & Z. Che & O. K. Matar & P. Valluri & J. Kim & K. Sefiane, 2017. "Dynamics and universal scaling law in geometrically-controlled sessile drop evaporation," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 8(1), pages 1-9, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:8:y:2017:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms14783
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14783
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