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WETTING TENSION [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- advancing wetting tension
1, record 1, English, advancing%20wetting%20tension
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Wetting tension corresponding to the formation of an advancing wetting angle. [Definition standardized by ISO.] 1, record 1, English, - advancing%20wetting%20tension
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
advancing wetting tension: term standardized by ISO. 2, record 1, English, - advancing%20wetting%20tension
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tension de mouillage rentrante
1, record 1, French, tension%20de%20mouillage%20rentrante
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tension de mouillage correspondant à la formation d'un angle de mouillage rentrant. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.] 1, record 1, French, - tension%20de%20mouillage%20rentrante
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tension de mouillage rentrante : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 2, record 1, French, - tension%20de%20mouillage%20rentrante
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-03-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- wetting tension
1, record 2, English, wetting%20tension
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- work of immersional wetting per unit area 1, record 2, English, work%20of%20immersional%20wetting%20per%20unit%20area
correct, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The work which is gained, under reversible, isothermal and isobaric conditions, when a unit area of a substrate is wetted in such a way that the free surface of the wetting liquid does not change. [Definition standardized by ISO.] 1, record 2, English, - wetting%20tension
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This work is equal to the difference between the surface energy of the wetted substrate and the interfacial energy between the substrate and the wetting liquid ... It is numerically equal to the product of surface tension and the cosine of the advancing contact angle .... In the case where the wetting liquid is a solution, the phenomenon is accompanied by adsorption and the definition must be considered as applying to the wetting of an infinitely small element of surface. The relevant variable then corresponds to the partial differential of the work gained in relation to the wetted area. 1, record 2, English, - wetting%20tension
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
wetting tension; work of immersional wetting per unit area: terms standardized by ISO. 2, record 2, English, - wetting%20tension
Record 2, Key term(s)
- immersional wetting work
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tension de mouillage
1, record 2, French, tension%20de%20mouillage
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- travail de mouillage par immersion par unité de surface 1, record 2, French, travail%20de%20mouillage%20par%20immersion%20par%20unit%C3%A9%20de%20surface
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Travail qui est obtenu, dans des conditions réversibles, isothermes et isobares, lorsqu'une unité de surface du substrat est mouillée dans des conditions telles que la surface libre du liquide mouillant ne change pas. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.] 1, record 2, French, - tension%20de%20mouillage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce travail est égal à la différence entre l'énergie de surface du substrat mouillé et l'énergie interfaciale entre le substrat et le liquide mouillant [...] Il est numériquement égal au produit de la tension superficielle par le cosinus de l'angle de contact à l'avancement [...] Dans le cas où le liquide mouillant est une solution, le phénomène s'accompagne d'une adsorption, et la définition doit être considérée pour le mouillage d'un élément infiniment petit de surface. Le paramètre considéré correspond alors à la dérivée partielle du travail obtenu par rapport à l'aire mouillée. 1, record 2, French, - tension%20de%20mouillage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
tension de mouillage; travail de mouillage par immersion par unité de surface : termes normalisés par l'ISO. 2, record 2, French, - tension%20de%20mouillage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-03-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- receding wetting tension
1, record 3, English, receding%20wetting%20tension
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Wetting tension corresponding to the formation of a receding wetting angle. [Definition standardized by ISO.] 1, record 3, English, - receding%20wetting%20tension
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
receding wetting tension: term standardized by ISO. 2, record 3, English, - receding%20wetting%20tension
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- tension de mouillage sortante
1, record 3, French, tension%20de%20mouillage%20sortante
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tension de mouillage correspondant à la formation d'un angle de mouillage sortant. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.] 1, record 3, French, - tension%20de%20mouillage%20sortante
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tension de mouillage sortante : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 2, record 3, French, - tension%20de%20mouillage%20sortante
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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