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Experimental studies of wettability control on cylindrical surfaces by elliptical vibration texturing

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A vibration-assisted machining method is proposed in this paper to generate different micro-structured surfaces on cylindrical surfaces and thus to control surface wettability. The proposed machining method, the elliptical vibration texturing process, utilizes vibrations/modulations of the cutting depth at an ultrasonic frequency for fast generation of micro-structured surfaces. The configuration and dimensions of these micro-structures, which play a crucial role in the surface’s wettability, can be controlled by carefully choosing the process parameters. Examples of micro-dimple arrays, micro-channels, and grid patterns of different densities, depths, and feature lengths were demonstrated. The resultant water contact angles from different types of micro-structures were measured and compared to establish a relationship between surface wettability and process parameters.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Automotive Safety and Energy, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China

    Yong Lu & Pucheng Pei

  2. Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin NT, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, China

    Ping Guo

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA

    Kornel F. Ehmann

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Lu, Y., Guo, P., Pei, P. et al. Experimental studies of wettability control on cylindrical surfaces by elliptical vibration texturing. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 76, 1807–1817 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-014-6384-4

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