Thinning of a liquid film as a small dro
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C.-Y. Lin; J. C. Slattery
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Article
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1982
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American Institute of Chemical Engineers
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English
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## Abstract When a small drop or bubble approaches a solid surface, a thin liquid film forms between them, drains, until an instability forms and coalescence occurs. A hydrodynamic theory is developed for the first portion of this coalescence process: the drainage of the thin liquid film while it i