Design of an experimental apparatus for measurement of the surface tension of metastable fluids

Vinš, Václav; Hrubý, Jan; Hykl, Jiří; Blaha, J.; Šmíd, Bohuslav

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“…The surface tension of water under both stable and metastable supercooled state evaluated from equation (2) is shown in figure 8. Preliminary data agree relatively well with the IAPWS correlation (1) extrapolated to subzero temperatures and consequently also to our previous results obtained with the capillary elevation method [9,10]. The estimated standard combined uncertainty of the measured surface tension is approximately 1.5 times higher than for previous measurements (around ± 0.40 mN m -1 at -4 °C in [9]) as it increases from ± 0.59 mN m -1 at + 40 °C to ± 0.63 mN m -1 at 7 C −°.…”

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“…The setup shown in figure 3 was prepared by the modification of the previous system employed during measurements with the vertical capillary tubes [10].…”

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“…This anomaly, referred as the second inflection point in the temperature course of the surface tension of pure water, has been recently refuted by new measurements performed by our group [9]. The measuring technique was based on a modified capillary elevation method using a vertical capillary tube placed partly in a temperature-controlled chamber [10].…”

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An apparatus with a horizontal capillary tube intended for measurement of the surface tension of supercooled liquids

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Abstract. New experimental apparatus for measurement of the surface tension of liquids under the metastable supercooled state has been designed and assembled in the study. The measuring technique is similar to the method employed by P.T. Hacker [NACA TN 2510] in 1951. A short liquid thread of the liquid sample was sucked inside a horizontal capillary tube partly placed in a temperature-controlled glass chamber. One end of the capillary tube was connected to a setup with inert gas which allowed for precise tuning of the gas overpressure in order of hundreds of Pa. The open end of the capillary tube was precisely grinded and polished before the measurement in order to assure planarity and perpendicularity of the outer surface. The liquid meniscus at the open end was illuminated by a laser beam and observed by a digital camera. Application of an increasing overpressure of the inert gas at the inner meniscus of the liquid thread caused variation of the outer meniscus such that it gradually changed from concave to flat and subsequently convex shape. The surface tension at the temperature of the inner meniscus could be evaluated from the overpressure corresponding to exactly planar outer meniscus. Detailed description of the new setup together with results of the preliminary tests is provided in the study.

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“…The setup shown in figure 3 was prepared by the modification of the previous system employed during measurements with the vertical capillary tubes [10].…”

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An apparatus with a horizontal capillary tube intended for measurement of the surface tension of supercooled liquids

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“…This represents a significant improvement compared to our previous measurements performed with a standard cathetometer with an uncertainty of 0.040 mm. 16,29 The water-wetted material of all measuring capillary tubes was fused silica. Their inner diameter d was close to 0.32 mm; the accurate values and their uncertainties are discussed in the Results and Discussion section.…”

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Surface Tension of Supercooled Water Determined by Using a Counterpressure Capillary Rise Method

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Measurements of the surface tension of supercooled water down to −25°C have been reported recently (Hrubýet al. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2014, 5, 425−428). These experiments did not show any anomalous temperature dependence of the surface tension of supercooled water reported by some earlier measurements and molecular simulations. In the present work, this finding is confirmed using a counterpressure capillary rise method (the counterpressure method) as well as through the use of the classical capillary rise method (the height method). In the counterpressure method, the liquid meniscus inside the vertical capillary tube was kept at a fixed position with an in-house developed helium distribution setup. A preset counterpressure was applied to the liquid meniscus when its temperature changed from a reference temperature (30°C) to the temperature of interest. The magnitude of the counterpressure was adjusted such that the meniscus remained at the same height, thus compensating the change of the surface tension. One advantage of the counterpressure method over the height method consists of avoiding the uncertainty due to a possible variation of the capillary diameter along its length. A second advantage is that the equilibration time due to the capillary flow of the highly viscous supercooled water can be shortened. For both the counterpressure method and the height method, the actual results are relative values of surface tension with respect to the surface tension of water at the reference temperature. The combined relative standard uncertainty of the relative surface tensions is less than or equal to 0.18%. The new data between −26 and +30°C lie close to the IAPWS correlation for the surface tension of ordinary water extrapolated below 0.01°C and do not exhibit any anomalous features. ■ INTRODUCTIONThe surface tension of supercooled liquids, in particular, water and aqueous mixtures, is an important property both in academia and in industry. It plays an essential role in atmospheric research of the nucleation and growth of water droplets 1 and ice crystals. 2 It is known that water in clouds can persist in a supercooled liquid form at temperatures down to −38°C. 3 Manka et al. 4 recently showed that liquid water nanodroplets rather than ice crystals form by homogeneous nucleation at temperatures down to −73°C. Reliable data for the surface tension of supercooled aqueous systems are also important in technical applications such as operation of wind turbines, 5 aircraft icing, 6 or design of secondary refrigeration systems operating with brine. 7 Compared to other fluids, water shows several anomalies at low temperatures, e.g., the well-known maximum in the liquid density at +4°C at atmospheric pressure. The unusual behavior of liquid water becomes more distinct in the metastable supercooled region below 0°C. For instance, the isobaric heat capacity and the isothermal compressibility seemingly diverge (or approach a sharp maximum) when extrapolated to temperatures around −45°C, i.e., below the homogeneous nuc...

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“…The reason is also the fact that the data by Hacker have relatively low scattering and good internal consistency. However, recent experiments performed with another technique based on the modified capillary rise method show that the surface tension of water does not show any anomaly at temperatures down to -26 °C [4][5][6]. The surface tension of supercooled water can be predicted by the IAPWS (International Association for Properties of Water and Steam) standard [6] extrapolated below 0.01 °C.…”

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Improvements of the experimental apparatus for measurement of the surface tension of supercooled liquids using horizontal capillary tube

Vinš

Hošek

Hykl

et al. 2016

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Design of an experimental apparatus for measurement of the surface tension of metastable fluids

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An apparatus with a horizontal capillary tube intended for measurement of the surface tension of supercooled liquids

An apparatus with a horizontal capillary tube intended for measurement of the surface tension of supercooled liquids

Surface Tension of Supercooled Water Determined by Using a Counterpressure Capillary Rise Method

Improvements of the experimental apparatus for measurement of the surface tension of supercooled liquids using horizontal capillary tube

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