Journal article
Numerical solutions of thin-film equations for polymer flows
Abstract
We report on the numerical implementation of thin-film equations that describe the capillary-driven evolution of viscous films, in two-dimensional configurations. After recalling the general forms and features of these equations, we focus on two particular cases inspired by experiments: the leveling of a step at the free surface of a polymer film, and the leveling of a polymer droplet over an identical film. In each case, we first discuss the …
Authors
Salez T; McGraw JD; Cormier SL; Bäumchen O; Dalnoki-Veress K; Raphaël E
Journal
The European Physical Journal E, Vol. 35, No. 11,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
November 2012
DOI
10.1140/epje/i2012-12114-x
ISSN
1292-8941