The shape of a small liquid drop on a cone and plate rheometer

SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2075-2096

  Cregan, V ^a   O'Brien, S B G ^a   McKee, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymptotics; Curvature; Liquid bridge; Matched asymptotic expansions; Pendant drop; Sessile drop; Surface tension

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTICS; LIQUID BRIDGE; MATCHED ASYMPTOTIC EXPANSION; PENDANT DROP; SESSILE DROPS;

LIQUIDS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); RHEOMETERS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TENSION;

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 77951180530     PISSN: 00361399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/090765201     Document Type: Article

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