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The mathematical model of wetting angle of heterogeneous nucleation

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The heterogeneous nucleation has been analyzed in terms of the thermodynamic theory, and the mathematical model of wetting angle of heterogeneous nucleation has been developed based on the dynamic requirements of hetero- and homogeneous nucleation. With the wetting angel model, the wetting angles of different catalysts in liquid iron have been calculated. The result shows that the wetting angle of most catalysts is smaller than 40°, and the value of f(θ) is far less than 1. The wetting angles of TiN, TiC and RE2O3 are smaller, while the wetting angle of MnO is bigger among the ordinary nucleation catalysts. The wetting angles calculated by this model are in agreement with the results of other research work.

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  1. School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 100083, Beijing, China

    Huang Cheng & Song Bo

  2. School of Material Science, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 100083, Beijing, China

    Mao Jinghong

  3. Central Iron and Steel Research Institute, 100081, Beijing, China

    Zhao Pei

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Huang, C., Song, B., Mao, J. et al. The mathematical model of wetting angle of heterogeneous nucleation. Sci. China Ser. E-Technol. Sci. 47, 391–397 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1360/03ye0364

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