An optical method for the measurement of surface tension of liquids is described. It is based on the fact that the resonance frequency of small liquid droplets depends on the surface tension. The droplet oscillation is observed with an especially designed high speed CCD camera. Preliminary results of measured surface tension values are presented.
Topics
Charge coupled devices
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