The Kinetics of Nucleated Wetting at Critical Liquid Mixture Surfaces

9223872定律本项目将支持研究液滴在液体混合物表面的表面成核和生长成均匀薄膜（称为润湿层）的研究。表面成核过程背后的物理原理还没有被很好地理解，液滴在表面上形成均匀薄膜的过程也没有被很好地理解。重要的是要获得对这种现象的重要理解，因为表面上的润湿层的存在在技术上是非常重要的，特别是对于固体表面。固体表面上的润湿层改变了该表面的物理和化学性质。它们在润滑和三次采油等过程中起着重要作用。更好地理解润湿层形成背后的物理原理，将使这些薄膜的性质得到更精确的控制，也将使具有新特性的薄膜得以开发。＊＊＊

9223872 Law This project will support research on the study of surface nucleation and growth of droplets to a uniform film, called a wetting layer, at liquid mixture surfaces. The physics behind the process of surface nucleation is not well understood, nor is the coalescence of droplets to a uniform film on a surface well understood. It is important to gain an impordec understanding of such phenomena because the existance of wetting layers on surfaces is technologically very important, especially for solid surfaces. Wetting layers on solid surfaces modigy the physical and chemical properties of that surface. They are important in such processes as lubrication and tertiary oil recovery. A better understanding of the physics behind wetting layer formation will enable the properties of these films to be controlled more precisely and also enable the development of films with new and novel characteristics. ***