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Evaporation of a Small Water Droplet Containing an Additive
Published
Author(s)
M D. King, Jiann C. Yang, W. S. Chien, William L. Grosshandler
Abstract
An experimental study on the evaporation of a small water droplet containing an additive on a heated, polished stainless-steel surface was performed. Solutions of water containing 30% (w/w) and 60% (w/w) of potassium acetate and sodium iodide were used in the experiments. Surface temperatures used in the experiments ranged from 50 deg C to 100 deg C. The average evaporation rates for the potassium acetate and sodium iodide solutions were found to be lower than that of pure water at a given surface temperature. A simple evaporation model was developed to interpret the experimental results.
King, M.
, Yang, J.
, Chien, W.
and Grosshandler, W.
(1997),
Evaporation of a Small Water Droplet Containing an Additive, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Baltimore, MD, US, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=911498
(Accessed October 11, 2025)