Contact line stability and "undercompressive shocks" in driven thin film flow

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作者
Bertozzi, AL [1 ]
Münch, A
Fanton, X
Cazabat, AM
机构
[1] Duke Univ, Dept Math, Durham, NC 27708 USA
[2] Duke Univ, Dept Phys, Durham, NC 27708 USA
[3] Coll France, Lab Matiere Condensee, F-75231 Paris, France
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.81.5169
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O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We present new experimental results for films driven by a thermal gradient with an opposing gravitational force. When the gravitational effect becomes non-negligible, the advancing front produces a very large capillary ridge which shows a remarkable tendency to remain stable. This phenomenon can be explained by new mathematical results for a lubrication model of the experiment. The advancing front evolves into an "undercompressive" capillary shock structure which is stable to contact line perturbations, unlike typical capillary ridges in driven film flows. [S0031-9007(98)07868-5].
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页码:5169 / 5172
页数:4
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