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Dynamics and equilibria of thin viscous coating films on a rotating sphere

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2016

D. Kang ,
A. Nadim  and
M. Chugunova
D. Kang
Affiliation:
Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA 91711, USA
A. Nadim
Affiliation:
Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA 91711, USA
M. Chugunova*
Affiliation:
Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA 91711, USA
*
†Email address for correspondence: [email protected]
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Abstract

We examine the dynamics of a thin viscous liquid film on the outer surface of a solid sphere rotating around its vertical axis in the presence of gravity. An asymptotic model describing the evolution of the film thickness is derived in the rotating frame based on the lubrication approximation. The model includes the centrifugal and gravity forces and the stabilizing effect of surface tension. Depending on the values of the parameters, the problem admits different types of steady states: one with a uniformly positive film thickness, or those with one or two dry zones on the sphere. We prove that all steady states are energy minimizers and hence global attractors for axisymmetric states.

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Materials Processing Flows: Coating Interfacial Flows (free surface): Thin films Mathematical Foundations: Variational methods
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 791 , 25 March 2016 , pp. 495 - 518
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