Abstract
The effect of quasi-exponentially decreasing film thicknesses of thin poly-para-xylylene (PPX-N) coatings inside narrow tubes or micro scaled gaps is well known and has been discussed by many authors since the late 1970s. However, for technical applications it is often necessary to provide a longitudinal homogeneous film thickness to ensure the constant properties that are required. In a previous work, it was shown, in principle and for the first time, that a temperature gradient along the tube will effectively counteract the longitudinal decreasing film thickness of the PPX-N coating of the interior wall of a capillary. Therefore, this effect is discussed in theory and the provided model is verified by experiments. Our prediction of a required sticking coefficient curve yields experimentally measured homogeneous film thicknesses and shows a good agreement with the given prognosis. Further, it is shown in theory that there is a maximum achievable homogeneous film thickness in the tube in comparison to a blank surface, which can be understood as a coating efficiency for this type of deposition.
Subject
Process Chemistry and Technology,Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous),Bioengineering
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