When is it energetically favorable for a rivulet of perfectly wetting fluid to split?

S.K. Wilson; B.R. Duffy

doi:10.1063/1.1979521

When is it energetically favorable for a rivulet of perfectly wetting fluid to split?

S.K. Wilson, B.R. Duffy

Mathematics And Statistics

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Abstract

We determine when it is energetically favorable for a thin rivulet of perfectly wetting fluid (i.e., a thin rivulet with zero contact angle) on the underside of a planar substrate to split into two or more subrivulets.

Original language	English
Article number	078104
Number of pages	0
Journal	Physics of Fluids
Volume	17
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1979521
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2005

Keywords

rivulet
wetting fluid
fluid physics

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