Journal of Shanghai University(Natural Science Edition) ›› 2019, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (2): 215-221.doi: 10.12066/j.issn.1007-2861.1907

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Effect of steady magnetic field on wetting angles of liquids

CAO Yang, GUO Rui, HE Shengya, LI Chuanjun, XUAN Weidong, WANG Jiang, REN Zhongming()   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Advanced Special Steel, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China;
    2. Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Technology Development and Application of Iron and Steel Metallurgy, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China;
    3. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University,Shanghai 200444, China
  • Received:2017-04-12 Online:2019-12-13 Published:2019-05-05
  • Contact: Zhongming REN E-mail:renzm2201@163.com

Abstract:

Wetting angles of liquids such as deionized water and glycerol on the surface of plexiglass were measured using wetting angle goniometer. It was found that the wetting angles of the two liquids decreased with increasing magnetic field intensity. In the magnetic field of 5 T, decreases of wetting angles of two liquids were up to 10.8% and 4.0%, respectively. The phenomenon was attributed to the weakening of intermolecular interaction in liquids in a magnetic ield, reducing surface tensions of liquids and improving wetability of the two liquids.

Key words: wetting angle, magnetic field, intermolecular interaction, surface tension

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