Pattern formation and mixing in three-dimensional film flow

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Heining, C ^a   Pollak, T ^a   Aksel, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIQUID FILMS; MIXING; PLANETARY SURFACE ANALYSIS;

FILM FLOWS; FREE-SURFACE FLOW; LAMINAR MIXING; PATTERN FORMATION; PATTERN FORMATION PHENOMENA; PERIODIC CORRUGATION; TOPOGRAPHICAL STRUCTURE;

TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 84860521125     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3698403     Document Type: Article

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