Effect of Laser-Exposed Volume and Irradiation Position on Nonphotochemical Laser-Induced Nucleation of Potassium Chloride Solutions
V.B. Korede (TU Delft - Complex Fluid Processing)
M. Veldhuis (Student TU Delft)
Frederico Marques Penha (KTH Royal Institute of Technology)
Nagaraj Nagalingam (TU Delft - Complex Fluid Processing)
Ping Ping Cui (Tianjin University)
Antoine E.D.M. Heijden (TU Delft - Complex Fluid Processing)
HJM Kramer (TU Delft - Complex Fluid Processing)
Huseyin Burak Eral (TU Delft - Complex Fluid Processing)
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Abstract
Herein, we study the influences of the laser-exposed volume and the irradiation position on the nonphotochemical laser-induced nucleation (NPLIN) of supersaturated potassium chloride solutions in water. The effect of the exposed volume on the NPLIN probability was studied by exposing distinct milliliter-scale volumes of aqueous potassium chloride solutions stored in vials at two different supersaturations (1.034 and 1.050) and laser intensities (10 and 23 MW/cm2). Higher NPLIN probabilities were observed with increasing laser-exposed volume as well as with increasing supersaturation and laser intensity. The measured NPLIN probabilities at different exposed volumes are questioned in the context of the dielectric polarization mechanism and classical nucleation theory. No significant change in the NPLIN probability was observed when samples were irradiated at the bottom, top, or middle of the vial. However, a significant increase in the nucleation probability was observed upon irradiation through the solution meniscus. We discuss these results in terms of mechanisms proposed for NPLIN.
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