Thin film rupture

✍ Scribed by M.P. Ida; M.J. Miksis

• Book ID: 103926651
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1996
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 554 KB
• Volume: 9
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0893-9659
• DOI: 10.1016/0893-9659(96)00028-6

✦ Synopsis

system of equations which describe the dynamics of a thin two-dimensional free film is analyzed in the vicinity of rupture. These equations contain the effects of surface tension and van der Waals forces. A similarity solution is sought, and a dominant balance argument is proposed and supported with numerical calculations.