RESEARCH AREAS
The evaporation of an array of droplets on a substrate surface
Liquid Bridge
Study of Droplet Evaporation
Drop particle impact in the midair (a first study of its kind)
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Sessile Drop Evaporation Setup
An experimental setup was developed to study the evaporation of two sessile water droplets on a heated aluminum substrate. Droplets were placed using a motorized syringe pump (±0.5% accuracy) and positioned via a linear X-stage (±0.01 mm accuracy). Two cameras captured changes in contact angle and radius, while experiments occurred in a humidity-controlled chamber (5%-99% RH, ±3%). Droplet mass was measured using an analytical balance (±0.2 mg). The substrate, heated with a Polyimide Heat Pad, maintained a constant temperature via an Arduino-based PID controller, monitored by K-type thermocouples (±0.1°C accuracy).