Abstract
The competition between the viscous spreading of liquid on a substrate and the absorption by the substrate is studied using several models. The local behaviors near the contact lines, the time scales of droplet spreading and disappearance, and the dependencies on the physical factors that enter are discussed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 48-57 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Physics of Fluids |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1999 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computational Mechanics
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering
- Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes