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ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY
卷 79, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2021.105768
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Wettability; Ultrasound; Acoustic energy; Contact angle
The study focuses on using ultrasound for surface wettability control, with observations of enhanced wettability when liquids are exposed to low and high frequency vibration. Ultrasound can instantly adjust the contact angle by tuning the vibration amplitude, but there is still a lack of complete understanding about the physical principles behind this phenomenon.
Many industrial and biological interfacial processes, such as welding and breathing depend directly on wettability and surface tension phenomena. The most common methods to control the wettability are based on modifying the properties of the fluid or the substrate. The present work focuses on the use of high-frequency acoustic waves (ultrasound) for the same purpose. It is well known that ultrasound can effectively clean a surface by acoustic cavitation, hence ultrasonic cleaning technology. Besides the cleaning process itself, many authors have observed an important wettability enhancement when liquids are exposed to low and high (ultrasonic) frequency vibration. Ultrasound goes one step further as it can instantly adjust the contact angle by tuning the vibration amplitude, but there is still a lack of comprehension about the physical principles that explain this phenomenon. To shed light on it, a thermodynamic model describing how ultrasound decreases the contact angle in a three-phase wetting system has been developed. Moreover, an analytical and experimental research has been carried out in order to demonstrate that ultrasound is an important competitor to surfactants in terms of energy efficiency and environmental friendliness.
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