Publication Date:
2017-07-27
Description:
We experimentally study a liquid-liquid system inside a capillary in which an interfacial reaction leads to an in-situ production of a surfactant. As a result, a chemo-Marangoni convection appears which induces periodic spreading-dewetting cycles in laboratory experiments. By selected experiments in microgravity, the individual phenomena of the system dynamics could be isolated. The spreading-dewetting cycles result from a complex interplay between the decrease of interfacial tension by the production of surfactant, the chemo-Marangoni convection, and the gravity-driven deformation of the meniscus shape.
Print ISSN:
0930-7516
Electronic ISSN:
1521-4125
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
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