Nonlinear dynamics and transient growth of driven contact lines
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1999
Abstract
We consider the theory of driven contact lines in a complete wetting scenario and examine the effect of small scale localized surface disturbances on the global shape of the film profile. We compute how the nonlinear amplification scales with the precursor thickness of the film and the characteristic width of the surface pattern. Nonlinear disturbances of the film profile are connected to "transient growth" in the linear stability analysis [Phys. Fluids 9, 530 (1997)]. © 1999 American Institute of Physics.
Identifier
0001650102 (Scopus)
Publication Title
Physics of Fluids
External Full Text Location
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.870213
ISSN
10706631
First Page
3560
Last Page
3562
Issue
11
Volume
11
Recommended Citation
Kondic, L. and Bertozzi, A. L., "Nonlinear dynamics and transient growth of driven contact lines" (1999). Faculty Publications. 16099.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/fac_pubs/16099