PATTERN-FORMATION IN THE EVAPORATION OF THIN LIQUID-FILMS

Authors
ELBAUM M LIPSON SG
Citation
M. Elbaum et Sg. Lipson, PATTERN-FORMATION IN THE EVAPORATION OF THIN LIQUID-FILMS, Israel Journal of Chemistry, 35(1), 1995, pp. 27-32
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
Israel Journal of Chemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
00212148
Volume
35
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
27 - 32
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-2148(1995)35:1<27:PITEOT>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
We investigate the patterns formed by thin liquid films evaporating fr om clean substrates. The system in equilibrium is entirely homogeneous , yet a remarkably regular, symmetric pattern is generated by a change in an isotropic parameter: the vapor pressure. The hydrodynamic insta bilities which come into play display strong nonlinearities, distingui shing them from the classical capillary instabilities described by Ray leigh.