FORMULATION OF THE HARKINS-BROWN CORRECTION FACTOR FOR DROP-VOLUME DESCRIPTION

Two new correlations for the Harkins-Brown correction factor are prese nted: one for the drop-weight (or drop-volume) technique for determini ng the surface tension of liquids and the other for the prediction of the volume of each drop to detach from a nozzle tip when the surface t ension is known. Both correlations are exceptionally simple in their m athematical forms and are more accurate than existing correlations ove r a broad range of reference experimental data.