On the capillary interaction between solid plates forming menisci on the surface of a liquid

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 473, Issue , 2002, Pages 321-347

  Saif, Taher A ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); CYLINDERS (CONTAINERS); HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

MENISCUS;

CAPILLARY FLOW;

CAPILLARY; MENISCUS; PLATE;

EID: 0037176324     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112002002483     Document Type: Article

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