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Figure 11. Relaxation time vs. temperature for an epoxy PDLC shutter for droplets which are nearly spherical and for droplets elongated by shearing the shutter substrate during the droplet formation process. (Reproduced with permission from Ref. 18. Copyright 1989 International Society of Optical Engineering.)...

The interpretation of the bulk properties of the microemulsions phases, close to Sx, in terms of critical phenomena, is then less satisfying. Near this boundary, the samples are further from a critical consolute point than in the case of the boundary S2. As far as bulk properties are concerned, light scattering experiments are rather sensitive to droplets elongation as it will be observed in viscosity measurements. 

The calculated particle diameters from Equation 12.2 may be considered a lower limit, that is, the Taylor limit, due to the assumption of Newtonian behavior of the system and vanishingly small concentration of the dispersed phase. Polymers exhibit non-Newtonian behavior, namely, the droplets elongate elastically before breaking. This behavior corresponds to an increase in interfacial tension, and therefore, particle size increases as predicted by Equation 12.1, over that predicted from Equation 12.2. (This is discussed below and can be seen in the last two columns of Table 12.3). 

A similar difference between R and can occur if the drops are not spherical. Microemulsion droplets are usually close to spherical, and it is very difficult to separate out the contributions of solvent penetration and droplet elongation from the light scattering data alone. A useful complementary experiment is the measurement of the solution viscosity rf. For dilute enough systems,... 

Adhesive forces which begin to appear at Cq > 1 % are just above our limit of detection, which is of the order of nanonewtons. For small shape elongation (relative to the drop size), a spherical drop behaves as an elastic spring with a stiffness that is of the same order as the IFT (30). At 1 to 10% bitumen, the IFT, and hence the effective elastic constants, is lOmN/m (Fig. 9). With the smallest droplet elongation that can be observed, estimated to be 0.1 pm, the corresponding adhesive force is on the order of anonew-tons. 

As an aside, when a large liquid droplet is broken up by shear stress, it tends initially to elongate into a dumbbell shape, which determines the particle size of the two large droplets formed. Then, the neck in the center between the ends of the dumbbell may explode or shatter. This would give a debris of particle sizes which can be quite different than the two major particles produced. 

The term mist generally refers to liquid droplets from submicron size to about 10 /xm. If the diameter exceeds 10 /xm, the aerosol is usually referred to as a spray or simply as droplets. Mists tend to be spherical because of their surface tension and are usually formed by nucleation and the condensation of vapors (6). Larger droplets are formed by bursting of bubbles, by entrainment from surfaces, by spray nozzles, or by splash-type liquid distributors. The large droplets tend to be elongated relative to their direchon of mohon because of the action of drag forces on the drops. 

After venting of the elongated bubble, the region of liquid droplets begins. The vapor phase occupies most of the channel core. The distinctive feature of this region is the periodic dryout and wetting phenomenon. The duration of the two-phase period, i.e., the presence of a vapor phase and micro-droplet clusters on the heated wall, affects the wall temperature and heat transfer in micro-channels. As the heat flux increases, while other experimental conditions remain unchanged, the duration of the two-phase period decreases, and CHF is closer. 

The gas core with a thick liquid film is also shown in Fig. 5.14a, the second channel from the top. It is seen from this figure that a liquid film formed at the side walls of the channel with a continuous gas core in which a certain amount of liquid droplets exist. The flow with elongated cylindrical bubbles may be referred to as slug flow (Fig. 5.14b, the third channel from the top). 

Fig. 6.18 Scheme of explosive boiling J micro-channel, 2 main area of visual observation, 3 ONB point, 4 elongated cylindrical bubble, 5 liquid in front of the bubble, 6 vapor, 7 liquid droplets and clusters. Reprinted from Hetsroni et al. (2005) with permission... 

Metals Company used a commercial centrifugal atomizer to produce elongated droplets quenched with air. This atomizer has a spinner consisting of a steel cylinder with numerous fine holes along the barrel. The atomization system, while generating large output and high yield, allows variation of the spinner speed and hole size, adjustment of the melt temperature, and control of the atmosphere if necessary. 

A droplet is initially elongated to a long cylindrical thread or ligament of cigar shape, and then breaks up into smaller droplets. 

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