Numerical modeling of electrowetting by a shape inverse approach

SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1477-1500

  Monnier, Jérôme ^a   Witomski, Patrick ^a   Patrick, Chow Wing Bom ^a   Scheid, Claire ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

shape optimal, design, electrowetting, contact point, energy minimization, curvature

Indexed keywords

DROPS; END EFFECTORS;

APPLIED VOLTAGES; DROP SHAPES; DROPLET SPREADING; INVERSE APPROACHES; NUMERICAL COMPUTATIONS; NUMERICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL RESULTS; SHAPE GRADIENTS; SHAPE OPTIMAL, DESIGN, ELECTROWETTING, CONTACT POINT, ENERGY MINIMIZATION, CURVATURE; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; SOLID SURFACES; TOTAL ENERGIES;

SHAPE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 62249129258     PISSN: 00361399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/050624340     Document Type: Article

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