Surface-tension-driven buckling of a thin viscous sheet

We derive leading-order governing equations and boundary conditions for a sheet of viscous fluid retracting freely under surface tension. We show that small thickness perturbations about a flat base state can lead to regions of compression, where one or both of the principal tensions in the sheet be...

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Main Authors: Ryan, NPJ, Breward, CJW, Griffiths, IM, Howell, PD
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2025