Universidad Nacional del Alto Uruguay
The Neumann Equation of State (EQS) allows obtaining the value of the surface free energy of a solid γSV{\gamma}_{SV} from the contact angle (θ)({\theta}) of a probe liquid with known surface tension γLV{\gamma}_{LV}. The value of γSV{\gamma}_{SV} is obtained by numerical methods solving the corresponding EQS. In this work, we analyzed the discrepancies between the values of γSV{\gamma}_{SV} obtained using the three versions of the EQS reported in the literature. The condition number of the different EQS was used to analyze their sensitivity to the uncertainty in the θ{\theta} values. Polynomials fit to one of these versions of EQS are proposed to obtain values of γSV{\gamma}_{SV} directly from contact angles (γSV(θ))({\gamma}_{SV} ({\theta})) of particular probe liquids. Finally, a general adjusted polynomial is presented to obtain the values of γSV{\gamma}_{SV} not restricted to a particular probe liquid (γSV(θ,γLV))({\gamma}_{SV}({\theta},{\gamma}_{LV})). Results showed that the three versions of EQS present non-negligible discrepancies, especially at high values of θ{\theta}. The sensitivity of the EQS to the uncertainty in the values of θ{\theta} is very similar in the three versions and depends on the probe liquid used (greater sensitivity at higher γLV){\gamma}_{LV}) and on the value of γSV{\gamma}_{SV} of the solid (greater sensitivity at lower γSV){\gamma}_{SV}). The discrepancy of the values obtained by numerical resolution of both the fifth-order fit polynomials and the general fit polynomial was low, no larger than ±0.40mJ/m2{\pm}0.40\,mJ/m^{2}. The polynomials obtained allow the analysis and propagation of the uncertainty of the input variables in the determination of γSV{\gamma}_{SV} in a simple and fast way.
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