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On the wind force needed to dislodge a drop adhered to a surface

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 April 2006

Paul A. Durbin
Paul A. Durbin
Affiliation:
NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, OH 44135, USA
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Abstract

The dislodging by dynamic pressure forces of a drop adhered by surface tension to a plane is analysed. An integro-differential equation describing the drop shape is solved numerically and the critical Weber number as a function of contact angle hysteresis is found.

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Research Article
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 196 , November 1988 , pp. 205 - 222
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© 1988 Cambridge University Press

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