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Instability and waves during generalized Newtonian fluid film flow down a vertical wall

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Abstract

The problem of linear stability of a non-Newtonian fluid film flowing down a vertical plane under the action of gravity is considered. The linear stability of steady-state flow with a plane free boundary and the nonlinear waves that arise if this flow is unstable are investigated. The results obtained for two rheological models, the power-law and Eyring fluids, are compared.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)378-390
Number of pages13
JournalFluid Dynamics
Volume45
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010

Keywords

  • Capillary films
  • Eyring model
  • Non-Newtonian fluids
  • Nonlinear waves
  • Power-law fluids
  • Stability

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