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Boundary conditions for a capillary fluid in contact with a wall

Fluid Dynamics 2008-02-15 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

Contact of a fluid with a solid or an elastic wall is investigated. The wall exerts molecular forces on the fluid which is locally strongly nonhomogeneous. The problem is approached with a fluid energy of the second gradient form and a wall surface energy depending on the value of the fluid density at the contact. >From the virtual work principle are obtained limit conditions taking into account the fluid density, its normal derivative to the wall and the curvature of the surface

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@article{arxiv.0802.1995,
  title  = {Boundary conditions for a capillary fluid in contact with a wall},
  author = {Henri Gouin and Witold Kosinski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0802.1995},
  year   = {2008}
}

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