A model for prediction of minimum coating thickness in high speed slot coating

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 40, Issue , 2013, Pages 180-185

  Jang, Ilhoon ^a   Song, Simon ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Inertia capillary model; Minimum coating thickness; Slot coating; Stability; Viscocapillary model

Indexed keywords

COATING PROCESS; COATING STABILITY; COATING THICKNESS; HIGH SPEED; INERTIA EFFECTS; INERTIAL EFFECT; PRODUCTION OF; PRODUCTION RATES;

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

COATINGS;

EID: 84875066879     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2013.01.002     Document Type: Article

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