Competitive evaporation in arrays of droplets

We consider the evaporation of periodic arrays of initially equal droplets in two-dimensional systems with open (absorbing) boundaries. Our study is based on the numerical solution of the Cahn-Hilliard equation. We show that due to cooperative effects the droplets which are further from the boundary...

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Authors: Lacasta Palacio, Ana María, Sokolov, Igor M., 1958-, Sancho, José M., Sagués i Mestre, Francesc
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:1998
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Barcelona
Repository:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/18729
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/18729
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Física estadística
Termodinàmica
Sistemes dinàmics diferenciables
Equacions d'estat
Transformacions de fase (Física estadística)
Ciències de la salut
Statistical physics
Thermodynamics
Differentiable dynamical systems
Equations of state
Phase transformations (Statistical physics)
Medical sciences
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Summary:We consider the evaporation of periodic arrays of initially equal droplets in two-dimensional systems with open (absorbing) boundaries. Our study is based on the numerical solution of the Cahn-Hilliard equation. We show that due to cooperative effects the droplets which are further from the boundary may evaporate earlier than those in the boundary¿s vicinity. The time evolution of the overall amount of matter in the system is also studied.