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Title: Two-dimensional meniscus in a wedge

Journal Article · · Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
;  [1];  [2]
  1. Univ. of New South Wales, Kensington (Australia)
  2. Statoil Research Centre, Trondheim (Norway)

This paper presents a closed-form analytical solution of the augmented Young-Laplace equation for the meniscus profile in a two-dimensional wedge-shaped capillary. The solution is valid for monotonic forms of disjoining pressure which are repulsive in nature. In the limit of negligible disjoining pressure, it is shown to reduce to the classical solution of constant curvature. The character of the solution is examined and examples of practical interest which demonstrate the application of the solution to the computation of the meniscus profile in a wedge-shaped capillary are discussed.

OSTI ID:
43130
Journal Information:
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Vol. 170, Issue 2; Other Information: PBD: 15 Mar 1995
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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