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On the Origin of the Bump in the Profile of Surface-Tension-Gradient-Driven Spreading Films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

P. Carles
Affiliation:
College de France, Physique de la Matière Condensée, 11 place Marcelin Berthelot, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
A.M. Cazabat
Affiliation:
College de France, Physique de la Matière Condensée, 11 place Marcelin Berthelot, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
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Abstract

We show that the presence of a bump, in the profile of spreading films driven by forces such as surface tension gradients, can be explained by a simple analysis of the steady-state velocity, without taking into account contact line effects.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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