Detailed Investigations of Capillary and van der Waals Forces in the Adhesion between Solids

The primary focus of this dissertation is on characterizing two fundamental forces common to adhesion between solids: capillary and van der Waals forces. These two forces have a significant impact on how solids flow, stick to surfaces, agglomerate and break; therefore, understanding their behavior can lead to better processing techniques.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Chemical Engineering

Year

2015

Author dc:creator

• Harrison, Aaron

Contributors dc:contributor

• Stephen P. Beaudoin
• David S. Corti
• Carl Wassgreen
• James D. Litster

• Capillary Forces
• Hamaker Constants
• Kelvin Equation
• mean-field density functional theory
• Photothermal Induced Resonace

Repository record dc:identifier

https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_dissertations/1114

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:docs.lib.purdue.edu:open_access_dissertations-2330