Rolling droplets

Authors
Mahadevan, L Pomeau, Y
Citation
L. Mahadevan et Y. Pomeau, Rolling droplets, PHYS FLUIDS, 11(9), 1999, pp. 2449-2453
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICS OF FLUIDS
ISSN journal
10706631 → ACNP
Volume
11
Issue
9
Year of publication
1999
Pages
2449 - 2453
Database
ISI
SICI code
1070-6631(199909)11:9<2449:RD>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
A droplet of nonwetting viscous liquid moves on an inclined plane by rollin g along it. We give a scaling law for the uniform speed of such a droplet. We then analyze the flow in the contact region and show that the classical stress singularity at the contact line is alleviated in this case. (C) 1999 American Institute of Physics. [S1070-6631(99)01609-8].