Vapor Absorption and Marangoni Flows in Evaporating Drops

We experimentally and analytically studied vapor-driven solutal Marangoni flow by varying volatile liquid sources on top of the water droplet. We checked and compared the effects of solubility and vapor pressures of volatile liquids on the internal flow pattern using particle image velocimetry (PIV)...

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Published in:Langmuir 2022-02, Vol.38 (7), p.2185-2191
Main Authors: Ryu, Junil, Ko, Han Seo, Kim, Hyoungsoo
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:We experimentally and analytically studied vapor-driven solutal Marangoni flow by varying volatile liquid sources on top of the water droplet. We checked and compared the effects of solubility and vapor pressures of volatile liquids on the internal flow pattern using particle image velocimetry (PIV) and the droplet shape using shadowgraphy experiments. To explain the internal flow, we explored the absorption and evaporation mechanism of the vapors and we found that Henry’s constant of the volatile liquid is the primary factor. Based on the scaling arguments, we developed theoretical models to explain how much vapor is absorbed into the water droplet, and how the flow pattern occurs and evolves. The scaling models show that there is a good agreement with the experimental results. We believe that understanding this phenomenon is useful for microfluidics applications and fundamental liquid–gas interface problems where vapors can be absorbed into another liquid.
ISSN:0743-7463
1520-5827
DOI:10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c01765