The draining of a two-dimensional bubble

Journal of Engineering Mathematics

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 251-272

  Howell, P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymptotic expansions; Bubbles; Surface tension; Thin liquid films

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CAPILLARITY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; LUBRICATION; SURFACE TENSION; THIN FILMS; VISCOUS FLOW;

THIN LIQUID FILMS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

BUBBLE; DRAINAGE; GLASS; LIQUID FILM;

EID: 0032856444     PISSN: 00220833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004399105606     Document Type: Article

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