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This graduate-level course covers fluid systems dominated by the influence of interfacial tension.

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527 years, 8 months

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19

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The roles of curvature pressure and Marangoni stress are elucidated in a variety of fluid systems. Particular attention is given to drops and bubbles, soap films and minimal surfaces, wetting phenomena, water-repellency, surfactants, Marangoni flows, capillary origami and contact line dynamics.

Course Currilcum

  • Introduction, Notation Unlimited
  • Definition and Scaling of Surface Tension Unlimited
  • Wetting Unlimited
  • Young’s Law with Applications Unlimited
  • Stress Boundary Conditions Unlimited
  • More on Fluid Statics Unlimited
  • Spinning, Tumbling and Rolling Drops Unlimited
  • Capillary Rise Unlimited
  • Marangoni Flows Unlimited
  • Marangoni Flows II Unlimited
  • Fluid Jets Unlimited
  • Instability Dynamics Unlimited
  • Fluid Sheets Unlimited
  • Instability of Superposed Fluids Unlimited
  • Contact Angle Hysteresis, Wetting of Textured Solids Unlimited
  • More Forced Wetting Unlimited
  • Coating: Dynamic Contact Lines Unlimited
  • Spreading Unlimited
  • Water Waves Unlimited