Self-Similar Draining near a Vertical Edge.

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
Alternate Journal
Phys Rev Lett
PMID
32845698