Breakup of ultra-thin liquid films on vertical fiber enhanced by Marangoni effect

• Main Authors: Ding, Zijing, Liu, Zhou, Liu, Rong, Yang, Chun
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; van der Waals Attractions; Marangoni Effect
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/151156
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

An ultra-thin liquid film flowing down a vertical uniformly heated cylinder under the influence of gravity is investigated. A thin liquid film model is derived, assuming that the film thickness h is much smaller than the fiber radius a. To predict the breakup of film, the van der Waals attraction, p...