Stability of a bi-layer free film: Simultaneous or individual rupture events?

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 777, Issue , 2015, Pages 27-49

  Stewart, Peter S ^a   Feng, Jie ^b   Kimpton, Laura S ^c   Griffiths, Ian M ^b,c   Stone, Howard A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

capillary flows; gas liquid flow; interfacial flows (free surface)

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FLOW; LIQUIDS; STABILITY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

BI-LAYER; FREE FILMS; GAS-LIQUID INTERFACE; GAS/LIQUID FLOWS; INTERFACIAL FLOW (FREE SURFACE); INTERFACIAL INSTABILITY; LIQUID LAYER;

PHASE INTERFACES;

FILM; FLUID FLOW; FREE SURFACE FLOW; GAS FLOW; SURFACTANT;

EID: 84937563638     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2015.346     Document Type: Article

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