ON THE SHAPE OF SMALL SESSILE AND PENDANT DROPS BY SINGULAR PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES

被引:65
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OBRIEN, SBG [1 ]
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[1] PHILIPS RES LABS,5600 JA EINDHOVEN,NETHERLANDS
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10.1017/S0022112091000587
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O3 [力学];
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08 ; 0801 ;
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The problem of obtaining asymptotic expressions describing the shape of small sessile and pendant drops is revisited. Both cases display boundary-layer behaviour and the method of matched asymptotic expansions is used to obtain solutions. These give good agreement when compared with numerical results. The sessile solutions are relatively straightforward, while the pendant drop displays a behaviour which is both rich and interesting.
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