Measurement Studies on Superhydrophobic Materials

Abstract:

Superhydrophobicity is directly related to the wettability of the surfaces. Cassie-Baxter state relating to geometrical configuration of solid surfaces is vital to achieving the Superhydrophobicity and to achieve Cassie-Baxter state the following two criteria need to be met: 1) Contact line forces overcome body forces of unsupported droplet weight and 2) The microstructures are tall enough to prevent the liquid that bridges microstructures from touching the base of the microstructures [1]. In this paper we discuss different measurements used to characterise/determine the superhydrophobic surfaces.Keywords: Wettability, contact angle, contact angle hysteresis, contact time, surface roughness, drag reduction measurements, morphology, surface friction, Reynolds number

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 988)
• Pages: 134-142
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.988.134
• Online since: July 2014
• Authors: Sheila Devasahayam*, Prasad Yarlagadda
• Keywords: Contact Angle, Contact Angle Hysteresis, Contact Time, Drag Reduction Measurements, Morpholoy, Reynolds Number, Surface Friction, Surface Roughness (SR), Wettability

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