Download or read book Transport Processes and Interfacial Phenomena in an Evaporating Meniscus written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a liquid film wets a solid surface, a contact line region is formed where the vapor, liquid and solid phases are in close proximity. The film thickness in this region varies from about 10 [mu]m (Capillary Meniscus) to less than about 100 nm (Adsorbed film). In addition to being functions of temperature and pressure (as for a bulk phase), the thermodynamic properties (e.g., chemical potential) of these thin films depend on their shape (curvature) and thickness due to surface forces. The coupled transport processes and interfacial phenomena occurring in this microscopic region are also controlled by these surface forces. The objective of this paper is to report experimental data which complement earlier analytical models of this region. The experimental setup consists of a flat silicon plate partially immersed at a small angle, [theta], in a pool of liquid. The plate is in a closed cell and a spreading liquid (1,1,2-Trichlorotrifluoro ethane), in equilibrium with its own vapor, forms a zero contact angle with the plate. The plate can be electrically heated at the upper end by supplying power to a thin, rectangular platinum heater which is painted on the backside of the silicon wafer. The meniscus thickness profile, which is related to the effective pressure in the liquid, was used as a probe for understanding the sensitivity of the meniscus to the non-equilibrium effects associated with evaporation/condensation mechanisms. 5 refs., 8 figs.