Liquid surface tension meter is a measuring instrument used to measure the surface tension of liquids and/or the interfacial tension between two immiscible liquids. Surface tension is defined as the attraction of like molecules on a liquid’s surface. Surface tension is also sometimes called capillary force or interfacial tension. Surface tension is the property by which liquid surfaces tend to shrink into the minimum surface area possible. At the liquid–air interface, surface tension is generated due to the greater attraction of liquid molecules to each other than to the molecules in the air. The interface boundary is formed by the difference in attractions between liquids and gases. The resultant effect is an inward force at the surface of the liquid that causes the liquid to behave as if the surface is covered with a stretched elastic membrane. Surface tension of a liquid surface is created by cohesion which is the interaction of like molecules with each other. Measurement of surface tension is actually a measurement of the balancing forces between two surfaces which are responsible for creating the surface tension. The surface tension may be liquid to air, liquid to solid, liquid to liquid, or other combinations. Surface tension is an important parameter that controls a liquid’s ability to influence certain properties of a system such as the ability to wet a solid surface. Modern methods of surface tension measurement include the digital goniometer/ tensiometer method, which measures surface contact angle and capillary pressure between two fluids. Measurement of surface contact angle helps to define the exact interface surface. Contact angle meter is used to measure the contact angle of a liquid to a solid. This is called the wettability of liquid to solid. The contact angle meter is capable of measuring the contact angle of various liquids to various materials. The instrument plays a very important role in the petroleum, printing and dyeing, pharmaceutical, spraying, mineral processing and other industries. Various type of liquid surface tension meters is available to determine surface tension of liquids such as oils, coatings, lacquers, adhesives and others.
Market scope and structure analysis:
COVID-19 scenario analysis:
- COVID-19 pandemic has shut-down the production of various products in the liquid surface tension meter industry, mainly owing to the prolonged lockdown in major global countries. This has hampered the growth of the global liquid surface tension meter market significantly from last few months, as is likely to continue during 2020.
- COVID-19 has already affected the sales of equipment and machinery in the first quarter of 2020 and is likely to cause a negative impact on the market growth throughout the year.
- The major demand for equipment and machinery was previously noticed from giant manufacturing countries including the U.S., Germany, Italy, the UK, and China, which is badly affected by the spread of coronavirus, thereby halting the demand for equipment and machinery.
- Further, potential impact of the lockdown is currently vague and financial recovery of companies is totally based on its cash reserves. Equipment and machinery companies can afford a full lockdown only for a few months, after which the players would have to modify their investment plans.
- Equipment and machinery manufacturers must focus on protecting their workforce, operations, and supply chains to respond toward immediate crises and find new ways of working after COVID-19 infection cases start to decrease.
Top impacting factors: Market Scenario Analysis, Trends, Drivers and Impact Analysis
Liquid surface tension meters are used across various industries in various applications. Liquid surface tension meters are employed in various industries including the global manufacturing and construction industries for monitoring processes such as electroplating and cleaning operations. Surface tension meters also help to determine the powder wettability, absorption, surface heterogeneity, density among other important parameters of various products. Liquid surface tension meters are also extensively used in the petroleum industry. However, high cost of equipment is likely to challenge the market growth. The opportunity for growth for the global liquid surface tension meter market come from the growing global petroleum industry as demand for petroleum products that are used for various uses continue to grow worldwide.
The global liquid surface tension meter market trends are as follows:
Growth of global petroleum industry
Surface tension meters are used to determine the purity of petroleum-based products as the oil-water interfacial tension is related to the purity of oils. So surface tension meters find application in this specific use in various different industries, such as to determine the purity of aviation fuel, diesel fuel and transformer oils that are used in transformers for cooling, insulation and protection against arcing. Measurement of the surface tension of oil-gas systems is important for reservoir engineering. Surface tension measurements are important for calculating estimates of petroleum reserve and are relevant for reservoir modelling, production forecasting, well drilling and testing, and PVT analysis of fluid in reservoir. With the growth of the global consumer airlines, air freight, defense sector, tourism, and automotive among other industries, the global petroleum industry is expected to continue to expand. With rising population, urbanisation and increasing disposable income around the world, the global demand for oil and gas products is expected to rise. Since surface tension meters find such wide and important application in the global petroleum industry, the growth of the global petroleum industry augurs well for the global liquid surface tension meters market.
Growth of global construction and manufacturing industry
Surface tension meters are used for monitoring various industrial production processes like the cleaning of parts or electroplating process. They are also used for monitoring the detergent concentration that is used in the cleaning or electroplating processes. Surface tension meters also help to determine the powder wettability, absorption, surface heterogeneity, density among other important parameters of various products. The surface tension of a solvent is an important parameter that helps to determine the effectiveness of wetting, spreading, foaming and emulsification of various products. Surface tension meters are required for various applications like to determine the surface tension of liquids like coatings, lacquers or adhesives. These are products that are used commonly in the global construction, manufacturing, and other industries. With the growth of the global construction and manufacturing sectors, the global liquid surface tension meter market is also expected to grow as measurement of surface tension is such an important and integral process in many applications in these industrial processes.
Key benefits of the report:
- This study presents the analytical depiction of the global liquid surface tension meter market industry along with the current trends and future estimations to determine the imminent investment pockets.
- The report presents information related to key drivers, restraints, and opportunities along with detailed analysis of the global liquid surface tension meter market share.
- The current market is quantitatively analyzed to highlight the global liquid surface tension meter market growth scenario.
- Porter’s five forces analysis illustrates the potency of buyers & suppliers in the market.
- The report provides a detailed global liquid surface tension meter market analysis based on competitive intensity and how the competition will take shape in coming years.
Liquid Surface Tension Meter Market Report Highlights
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 Key Market Players | Shanghai Innuo Precision, Holmarc OPTO-Mechatronics, KRÜSS GmbH, Biolin Scientific, US Kino, Ebatco, Henniker Plasma, Kyowa Interface Science, Dyne Testing, Apex Instruments |
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