The instability of a viscous sheet floating on an air cushion
The dynamics of a thin sheet of viscous liquid levitating on an air cushion is studied. Experimentally, it is observed that, after an initial settling stage, a local disturbance grows, eventually leading to the sheet blowing up like a viscous balloon. We derive a dynamical model for the levitating...
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2004
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