Effect of upstream meniscus shape on dynamic wetting and operating limits of Newtonian coating liquids in slot coating bead flows

Won Gi Ahn, Si Hyung Lee, Jaewook Nam, See Jo Kim, Kwan Young Lee, Hyun Wook Jung

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    Abstract

    The coating bead flow and operability window for Newtonian coating liquids are theoretically and experimentally investigated in the slot coating process, with a focus on the shape of the upstream meniscus and contact angles. From the flow visualization in the coating bead region, the contact angles of the upstream meniscus were measured by changing the flow rate and web speed under uniform operating conditions. It was confirmed that the dynamic contact angle is closely related to the capillary number in this process, based on the Hoffman–Voinov–Tanner model. The viscocapillary and two-dimensional Navier–Stokes models using the experimentally observed contact angles accurately predicted the coating bead dynamics and operability windows for two Newtonian liquids.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1067-1076
    Number of pages10
    JournalJournal of Coatings Technology and Research
    Volume15
    Issue number5
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2018 Sept 1

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    Acknowledgments This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korean (NRF) grant funded by the Korean government (MSIP) (NRF-2016R1A5A1009592) and the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE, Korea) under the Industrial Technology Innovation Program (No.10067706).

    Keywords

    • Dynamic contact angle
    • Operability window
    • Slot coating
    • Static contact angle
    • Upstream meniscus

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Chemistry
    • Surfaces and Interfaces
    • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
    • Colloid and Surface Chemistry

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