ISSN:
0001-1541
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
By expressing the meniscus height and the sine of the angle between the horizontal and a tangent to the meniscus curve as simple exponential functions of radial position, a new calculational procedure for determining surface tensions from menisci has been developed. These simple functions, when combined with the Laplace-Young equation, generated three useful equations for calculating surface tensions as a function of radial positions. The overall procedure by using the three equations and five smoothing methods was tested on both experimental and calculated menisci. The results from the procedure for the calculated menisci agreed within 1.5% with the original surface tensions used to generate the meniscus. The agreement of values generated with the method and the comparison method previously reported for experimental menisci was within ±8% in general and within ±2% for the best formed menisci.
Additional Material:
5 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aic.690160517
