Two experimental techniques have been used for study of mass transfer
from a drop of 1-hexanol evaporating into air. In the first technique,
liquid is added to the drop by a supporting capillary. When the rate
of liquid adding counterbalances the evaporation rate, the drop size r
emains constant and the evaporation takes place at steady state. In th
e second case with drop suspended from a thermocouple, the rate of eva
poration is determined from variation of drop diameter with time. Sinc
e the combination of both methods should allow to measure at the broad
er range of experimental conditions, the differences and their impact
on experimental determination of mass transfer are discussed. The resu
lts are compared with results of previous experimental and theoretical
works reported in the literature. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.