Spreading of a wetting film under the action of van der Waals forces

L.M. Pismen; B.Y. Rubinstein; I.B. Bajlekov

doi:10.1063/1.870253

Spreading of a wetting film under the action of van der Waals forces

L.M. Pismen, B.Y. Rubinstein, I.B. Bajlekov

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Abstract

The profiles of a spreading wetting film are computed using a variable grid implicit scheme. The form of Tanner's law is deduced from the scaling, and the dependence of its coefficient on ratio of the van der Waals to the capillary length and on the inclination angle is determined.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	480-483
Journal	Physics of Fluids
Volume	12
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.870253
Publication status	Published - 2000

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