Droplet on a fiber: Geometrical shape and contact angle

Acta Mechanica

Volumn 185, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 215-225

  Wu, X F ^a,b   Dzenis, Y A ^a,b  

^a University of Nebraska Lincoln ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CONTACT ANGLE; EQUATIONS OF STATE; FLUID MECHANICS; FREE ENERGY; SURFACE TENSION; WETTING;

ELLIPTICAL FUNCTIONS; FREE ENERGY VARIATION; GEOMETRICAL SHAPE; WETTING LENGTH;

FIBERS;

EID: 33748297417     PISSN: 00015970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00707-006-0349-0     Document Type: Article

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