Model problems for the tear film in a blink cycle: Single-equation models

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 586, Issue , 2007, Pages 465-490

  Braun, R J ^a   King Smith, P E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; SOLID LUBRICANTS; SURFACE TENSION;

MULTIPLE BLINK CYCLES; NONLINEAR PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION; TEAR FILM;

LUBRICATION;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; LUBRICATION; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; SOLID LUBRICANTS; SURFACE TENSION;

FILM; FLOW MODELING; FLUID DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRANSIENT FLOW;

EID: 37748998902     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002211200700701X     Document Type: Article

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