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Review of the binary mixture droplet evaporation studies

Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology volume 35, pages 5259–5272 (2021)Cite this article

Abstract

Understanding the evaporation characteristics of sessile binary mixture droplets (BMDs) is crucial in various industries, such as surface coating, ink-jet printing, evaporators, fuel combustion, and medical diagnosis. The underlying physics of BMDs has not yet been fully explored despite numerous prior studies. This paper reviews the recent studies on evaporating BMD and examines various studied and unaddressed issues. First, we introduce measurement techniques to estimate time-varying mixture concentrations of BMDs during evaporation. Next, the theoretical models that have been developed to predict selective evaporation dynamics of BMDs are reviewed and summarized. Finally, this paper reviews the recent studies that have examined the three distinct stages of the contact line motion and internal flows of BMDs.

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Abbreviations

c :

Ethanol concentration

D :

Diffusion coefficient

H :

Relative humidity

ṁ i :

Evaporation rage of i-th component

J d,I :

Diffusive evaporation flux of i-th component

P :

Legendre function

r :

Radial coordinate

R :

Contact radius

t :

Time

α :

Theraml diffusivity

θ :

Contact angle

ρ :

Density

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This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) (No.NRF-2021R1A2C3014510), and it was also supported by the Chung-Ang University Research Grants in 2021.

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    Chan Ho Jeong, Hyung Ju Lee & Seong Hyuk Lee

  2. Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, 49931, USA

    Chang Kyoung Choi

  3. Department of Intelligent Energy and Industry, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 06974, Korea

    Seong Hyuk Lee

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Chan Ho Jeong received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Chung-Ang University. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in School of Mechanical Engineering at the Chung-Ang University. His research interests are visualization of phase-change phenomenon and computational fluid dynamics.

Hyung Ju Lee received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Chung-Ang University. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in School of Mechanical Engineering at the Chung-Ang University. His research interests are heat and mass transfer, multiphase flow, and computational fluid dynamics.

Chang Kyoung Choi received his B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Chung-Ang University in Korea and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Dr. Choi is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics at Michigan Technological University. He has a strong passion for teaching and has research experience in multiple areas of heat transfer, phase changes, and biomedical applications.

Seong Hyuk Lee received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering Department from Chung-Ang University in Korea. He is currently a Professor of Mechanical Engineering Department at Chung-Ang University. He has research experience in various fields of heat and mass transfer, interfacial phenomena, evaporation/condensation heat transfer, SPR visualization, and computational physics.

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Jeong, C.H., Lee, H.J., Choi, C.K. et al. Review of the binary mixture droplet evaporation studies. J Mech Sci Technol 35, 5259–5272 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-021-1101-3

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  • Droplet evaporation
  • Binary mixture droplet (BMD)
  • Selective evaporation
  • Contact line motion

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