Surfactant-induced fingering phenomena in thin film flow down an inclined plane

Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena

Volumn 209, Issue 1-4 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 62-79

  Edmonstone, B D ^a   Matar, O K ^a   Craster, R V ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Finger formation; Inclined flow; Instability; Marangoni effects; Surfactants; Thin films

Indexed keywords

LUBRICATION; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; STABILITY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

CONSTANT VOLUME; FINGER FORMATION; INCLINED FLOW; MARANGONI EFFECTS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 24144499845     PISSN: 01672789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physd.2005.06.014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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