Computation of capillary surfaces for the Laplace–Young equation
A novel hybrid finite-element/finite-volume numerical method is developed to determine the capillary rise of a liquid with a free surface (under surface tension and gravitational forces). The few known exact analytical solutions are used to verify the numerical computations and establish their accur...
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| Format: | Journal article |
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2005
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| Sumari: | A novel hybrid finite-element/finite-volume numerical method is developed to determine the capillary rise of a liquid with a free surface (under surface tension and gravitational forces). The few known exact analytical solutions are used to verify the numerical computations and establish their accuracy for a range of liquid contact angles. The numerical method is then used to ascertain the limitations of a number of theoretical approximations to solutions for the capillary rise in the linearized limit, for special geometries such as plane walls, concentric cylinders and in a wedge of arbitrary included angle. The existence of a critical wedge angle for a given contact angle is verified. However, the effect of slight practical rounding of wedge corners dramatically reduces the theoretical corner height. |
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