FREE ENERGY OF FORMATION OF DROPLETS WITH CURVATURE DEPENDENT SURFACE TENSION,

Abstract

It is shown that a recent evaluation of the free energy of formation of droplets when the surface tension depends on the radius of curvature, is incorrect. The exact expression is derived, and it is found that the dependence of free energy of formation on surface tension is essentially cubic. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0694081

Entities

People

  • Jean-yves Parlange

Organizations

  • Yale University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Condensation
  • Curvature
  • Energy
  • Free Energy
  • Geometric Forms
  • Geometry
  • Lines (Geometry)
  • Nucleation
  • Physical Properties
  • Surface Tension
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Fluid Dynamics.