Physics of Fluids · 2000 · 117 citations · 11 references
EngineeringChemical EngineeringFluid DynamicsSurface ScienceTransport PhenomenaCapillary PressureDroplet DynamicsFluid-flow In Porous MediaPorous Media FlowTransport In Porous MediaViscous FlowCapillarityCapillary FlowCapillary PhenomenaCapillary SuctionCapillary TransportDroplet SpreadingPoresPorous Media
The competition between viscous spreading of a liquid on a substrate and its absorption by a dry porous substrate is studied in two dimensions. The effect of capillary suction into the pores vies with contact-line slip on the substrate to determine the lifetime of the drop.
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P. G. de Gennes · Reviews of Modern Physics · 1985 · 7.1K citations
Long-scale evolution of thin liquid films
Alexander Oron, Stephen H. Davis, S. G. Bankoff · Reviews of Modern Physics · 1997 · 2.9K citations