Abstract
The three-dimensional spreading of a thin viscous fluid layer over a horizontal surface is examined allowing for the gravitational force and surface tension. Using an asymptotic expansion based on two small parameters (Fronda number and the relation of the layer thickness to its characteristic length) nonlinear equations that derive the evolution of a free surface are derived. The analytical results are compared with experimental data.
Publication Date
1983-01-01
Publication Title
PMTF, Zhurnal Prikladnoi Mekhaniki i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki
First Page
45
Last Page
48
ISSN
0044-4626
Organisational Unit
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
Recommended Citation
Shapiro, G. (1983) 'Spreading of a Viscous Fluid Over a Horizontal Surface.', PMTF, Zhurnal Prikladnoi Mekhaniki i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, , pp. 45-48. Retrieved from https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/bms-research/560
