Abstract
Fluid motion in a long straight channel induced by longitudinally varying surface tension has been discussed by Levich. This problem is re-examined and a different solution is given. In addition, the stability of laminar flows involving surface-tension variation is briefly discussed, and a correction of a previous result [C.-S. Yih, J. Fluid Mech. 28, 493 (1967)] is made.
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PhysicsSurface tensionLaminar flowFluid motionMotion (physics)MechanicsTension (geology)Open-channel flowVariation (astronomy)Fluid dynamicsSurface (topology)ThermodynamicsFlow (mathematics)Classical mechanicsGeometry
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- 1968
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- article
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 477-480
- Citations
- 76
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Chia‐Shun Yih
(1968).
Fluid Motion Induced by Surface-Tension Variation.
The Physics of Fluids
, 11
(3)
, 477-480.
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1691941
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- DOI
- 10.1063/1.1691941