Stability of two-layer stratified flow in inclined channels: Applications to air entrainment in coating systems

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 312, Issue , 1996, Pages 173-200

  Severtson, Yuan C ^a   Aidun, Cyrus K ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR ENTRAINMENT; COATINGS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STABILITY; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

LIQUID COATING; ORR-SOMMERFELD EQUATION; POISEUILLE-COUETTE FLOW; STRATIFIED FLOW;

CHANNEL FLOW;

AIR ENTRAINMENT; FLOW STABILITY; STRATIFIED FLOW;

EID: 0030111542     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112096001966     Document Type: Article

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