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. 2021 Sep 14;33(9):091901. doi: 10.1063/5.0060080

TABLE I.

The evaporation time τev calculated for a NaCl solution droplet with R0=50μm at 25 °C considering separately different solute effects.a

Combination of solute effects considered Φ0=0.01 RH=0 Φ0=0.01 RH=0.5 Φ0=0.01 RH=0.75 Φ0=0.1 RH=0.5 Φ0=0.1 RH=0.75
— [Eq. (8)] 5.95s 11.9s 23.8s 11.9s 23.8s
I [Eq. (7)] 5.7s 11s 21s 7.8s 10.9s
I, II [Eq. (10)] 6.5s 13.5s 28.8s 17.9s 39s
I, II, III [Eq. (3)] 6s 13s 28.6s 15.35s 34.4s
I, II, III, IV [Eq. (20)] 6.7s 14.2s 30.5s 18.6s 41.1s
I, II, III, IV, V [Eq. (C16)] 6.7s - - 18.6s 41.1s
a

Each row corresponds to model calculations that address a combination of different solute effects on the droplet evaporation time: (I) the solute-induced droplet equilibrium size (II) the water vapor-pressure reduction in the presence of solutes (III) the solute-concentration dependence of evaporation cooling (IV) the evaporation-induced water concentration gradient inside the droplet, and (V) the solute-concentration dependence of the internal water diffusivity.