Abstract
It is well known that, in a thin liquid film, corresponding to any particular thickness there is precisely one axisymmetric equilibrium solution to the Laplace-Young capillary equation; i.e., corresponding to each film thickness there is a unique pinhole radius which has been shown to be unstable( 1973, Taylor and Michael, J. Fluid Mech. 58, 625-639). We deduce an asymptotic relationship between film thickness and pinhole height in the limit of very thin films.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 514-516 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Colloid and Interface Science |
| Volume | 191 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 15 Jul 1997 |
Keywords
- Asymptotics
- Contact angle
- Pinhole
- Surface tension