Formation, Rupture, and Healing of an Annular Viscous Film. Author Fan Yang, Howard Stone Publication Year 2020 Type Journal Article Abstract Unlike conventional jet and drop breakup, which forms a cylindrical liquid column, the dripping of a viscous film will form a liquid annulus, which then ruptures and heals due to surface tension and the inner surface forms a retracting tip. We apply a one-dimensional model to analyze the thinning dynamics, which predicts a universal thinning curve and shows good agreement with experimental measurements. The shape of the tip is documented to be conical and the retraction speed is determined by the balance of viscous and capillary stresses. We also show that the drop contains an entrained bubble and possible formation of satellite bubbles in the healed thread. Journal Phys Rev Lett Volume 124 Issue 22 Pages 224501 Date Published 2020 Jun 05 ISSN Number 1079-7114 DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.224501 Alternate Journal Phys Rev Lett PMID 32567917 PubMedGoogle ScholarBibTeXEndNote X3 XML