Instabilities in gravity driven flow of thin fluid films

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2003

Abstract

This paper presents theoretical, computational, and experimental aspects of the instability development in the flow of thin fluid films. The theoretical part involves basic fluid mechanics and presents derivation of the thin film equation using lubrication approximation. A simplified version of this equation is then analyzed analytically using linear stability analysis, and also numerically. The results are then compared directly to experiments. The experimental part outlines the setup, as well as data acquisition and analysis. This immediate comparison to experiments is very useful for gaining better insight into the interpretation of various theoretical and computational results.

Identifier

0037354337 (Scopus)

Publication Title

SIAM Review

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1137/S003614450240135

ISSN

00361445

First Page

95

Last Page

115

Issue

1

Volume

45

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