Using ultrasonic vibrations to help removing water from a surface

[breezy83]

Does anyone have experience using ultrasonic vibrations to help remove water from a surface?  I know water can be atomized with ultrasonic vibrations (e.g. ultrasonic humidifier), but that produces cavitation, and would damage the surface involved.  Would higher frequencies still help to remove water from a surface without damaging it?  Also, could the vibration help to loosen the water (break adhesion), while another method could remove it (e.g. suck or blow it off).  I would appreciate any advice in this area, thanks!

 

[onatirec]

Could you give some more details such as the scale/mass/sensitivity of this surface?

If you are willing to incorporate air flow (sucking/blowing) - I'm not sure why'd you bother trying to break the adhesion with vibrations...?

 

[Compositepro]

Ultrasonics will not help you. Soap or detergent can help with draining because a continuous film can drain more completely than beads of water. A warm air-knife will blow-off beads of water or dry any remaining film.