Exact identities for sessile drops

doi:10.1007/s10483-015-1916-6

Abstract

Abstract: By direct integration of the Young-Laplace relation, a set of identities are presented for the axisymmetric sessile drops on flat and curved substrates. The geometrical parameters, including the apex curvature, the apex height, and the contact radius, are related by the identities. The validity of the identities is checked by various numerical solutions for drops on flat and curved substrates.

Key words: hydrostatics, drop, identity, surface tension

2010 MSC Number:

M. HAJIRAHIMI;F. MOKHTARI;A. H. FATOLLAHI. Exact identities for sessile drops. Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (English Edition), 2015, 36(3): 293-302.

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