Title page for E-project-042508-083811

Project Type MQP

Submission date 2008-04-25

Author
Kenneth L Osborne, PH

URN E-project-042508-083811

Title Determining the Contact Angle of a Droplet on a Substrate

Advisor
Garcia, Rafael, PH

Availability unrestricted

Abstract
The objective of this Major Qualifying Project was to determine the contact angle of a droplet on a substrate at the so-called three-phase contact line. This was done by writing a program in Matlab that examined pictures in order to determine contact angle. The program accomplished its goals by approximating substrates as lines, and droplet as partial circles. This program will make it easier for future physicists to quickly and accurately do contact angle analysis.

Files
MQP.pdf

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Project Type	MQP
Submission date	2008-04-25
Author	Kenneth L Osborne, PH
URN	E-project-042508-083811
Title	Determining the Contact Angle of a Droplet on a Substrate
Advisor	Garcia, Rafael, PH
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract The objective of this Major Qualifying Project was to determine the contact angle of a droplet on a substrate at the so-called three-phase contact line. This was done by writing a program in Matlab that examined pictures in order to determine contact angle. The program accomplished its goals by approximating substrates as lines, and droplet as partial circles. This program will make it easier for future physicists to quickly and accurately do contact angle analysis.
Files	MQP.pdf