Self-Similar Draining near a Vertical Edge. Author Nan Xue, Howard Stone Publication Year 2020 Type Journal Article Abstract When a liquid film drains on a vertical plate, the film becomes nonuniform near the vertical edge. Here we experimentally report the three-dimensional (3D) self-similar shape of this film. Based on the well-known 2D self-similar solution of a draining film far from the edge, we identify a new 3D self-similar scaling, which converts the partial differential equation for the film thickness with three independent variables into an ordinary differential equation. Interferometry is performed to measure the film thickness as a function of position and time, and the results are in excellent agreement with the theoretical predictions. Journal Phys Rev Lett Volume 125 Issue 6 Pages 064502 Date Published 2020 Aug 07 ISSN Number 1079-7114 DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.064502 Alternate Journal Phys Rev Lett PMID 32845698 PubMedGoogle ScholarBibTeXEndNote X3 XML