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Quantitative experimental study on the transition between fast and delayed coalescence of sessile droplets with different but completely miscible liquids

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Karpitschka,  Stefan
Group Fluidics in heterogeneous environments, Department of Dynamics of Complex Fluids, Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Max Planck Society;

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Karpitschka, S., & Riegler, H. (2010). Quantitative experimental study on the transition between fast and delayed coalescence of sessile droplets with different but completely miscible liquids. Langmuir, 26, 11823-11829. doi:10.1021/la1007457.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-002D-D5ED-5
Abstract
Quantitative experimental data on the coalescence behavior of sessile droplets with different but completely miscible liquids are presented. The liquids consist of various aqueous mixtures of different nonvolatile diols and carbon acids with surface tensions ranging from 33 to 68 mN/m, contact angles between 9° and 20°, and viscosities from 1 to 12 cP. Two distinctly different coalescence behaviors, a delayed and a fast regime, are found. The transition between the two behaviors is remarkably sharp. It is found that the coalescence mode depends predominantly on the differences in the surface tensions of the two droplets. If the surface tension difference exceeds ∼3 mN/m, the coalescence is delayed. If it is less, droplet fusion occurs fast. Within the investigated parameter space, the transition seems independent from droplet size, absolute values of the surface tensions, and viscosity. Certain aspects of the experimental findings are explained with the simple hydrodynamic model presented in a recent publication.