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The separation of two different sized particles via droplet evaporation

Abstract

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An evaporating droplet with different sized particles was examined both computationally and experimentally. During evaporation, particles can naturally separate into concentric rings by size with one ring per particle size. The objective of this investigation was to determine factors that contribute to this separation process.

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Chemical Engineering
Year
2015

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Devlin, Nicole Raley
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Michael T Harris
  • Steven Beaudoin
  • David Corti
  • Kendra Erk

Subjects

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Identifiers

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OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:docs.lib.purdue.edu:open_access_dissertations-2514

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2026-07-24
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citation

Devlin, Nicole Raley. The separation of two different sized particles via droplet evaporation. Dissertation thesis, 2015. https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_dissertations/1298