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Paper Abstract
We present our experiments with state-of-the-art equipment to dispense threat-representative (3 - 90 nL) freely falling
droplets of viscous chemical material (< 500 cP) at room temperature and measure their time-dependent interactions with
realistic surface substrates (road surfaces). A direct displacement droplet dispenser is used to generate the droplets and a
goniometer/tensiometer is used to analyze the surface interaction of the free-falling droplets after surface impact. The
advanced goniometer system is able to characterize the surfaces, capture images of the impact and time dependent
droplet morphology after impact, and is able to calculate the average contact angle and droplet volume as a function of
time. By coupling these instruments, a free-falling threat-representative droplet of viscous material can be created on
demand and the behavior of the droplet on a surface can be monitored as a function of time. Knowledge of how these
droplets behave on surfaces is critical in understanding an entire chemical threat scenario and directly impacts the design,
testing, and success of standoff surface chemical sensor technology and modeling efforts alike. We are currently working
to address this knowledge gap by recording 'cradle-to-grave' droplet dissemination and surface interaction events.
Paper Details
Date Published: 3 June 2011
PDF: 18 pages
Proc. SPIE 8018, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) Sensing XII, 80181S (3 June 2011); doi: 10.1117/12.883952
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 8018:
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) Sensing XII
Augustus W. Fountain III; Patrick J. Gardner, Editor(s)
PDF: 18 pages
Proc. SPIE 8018, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) Sensing XII, 80181S (3 June 2011); doi: 10.1117/12.883952
Show Author Affiliations
Steven Simpson, ITT Corp. (United States)
Thomas H. Chyba, ITT Corp. (United States)
Robert M. Jones, ITT Corp. (United States)
Thomas H. Chyba, ITT Corp. (United States)
Robert M. Jones, ITT Corp. (United States)
Gordon Harper, ITT Corp. (United States)
Diane Haslam, ITT Corp. (United States)
Diane Haslam, ITT Corp. (United States)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 8018:
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) Sensing XII
Augustus W. Fountain III; Patrick J. Gardner, Editor(s)
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