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Comparison of the Theory with Some Experiments

Below, there are some examples of how the theory developed in [1, 2] describes experimental data known in the literature.


Figure 1. Comparison of the theory  (3) with experiments by Hoffman [3] for the free surface of Brookfield std viscosity fluid (1) and Admex 760 (2) advancing in a glass capillary. See [1] for details.
 
 


Figure 2. The theory (2) is compared with results (1) by Stroem et al. [3]  obtained using silicone oil and the plunging tape technique. See [1] for details.
 


Figure 3. Comparison of the theory with experiments by Fermigier & Jenffer [5] on the flow of 47V5000 oil in a capillary tube. See [2] for details.


Figure 4. Comparison of the theory with experimental data by Hocking and Rivers [6] on the spreading of drops of liquid glass at different temperatures. Dynamic contact angle is plotted vs dimensionless time which accounts for  variations in viscosity. See [7] for details.

References

  1. Shikhmurzaev, Y. D. 1993 The moving contact line on a smooth solid surface. J. Multiphase Flow 19, 589-610.
  2. Shikhmurzaev, Y. D. 1997 Moving contact lines in liquid/liquid/solid systems. J. Fluid Mech. 334, 211-249.
  3. Hoffman, R. 1975 A study of the advancing interface. I. Interface shape is liquid-gas systems. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 50, 228-241.
  4. Stroem, G., Fredriksson, M., Stenius, P. and Radoev, B. 1990 Kinetics of steady-state wetting. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 134, 107-115.
  5. Fermigier, M. and Jenffer, P. 1991 An experimental investigation of the dynamic contact angle in liquid-liquid systems. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 146, 226-241.
  6. Hocking, L. M. and Rivers, A. D. 1982 The spreading of a drop by capillary action. J. Fluid Mech. 121, 425-442.
  7. Shikhmurzaev, Y. D. 1997 Spreading of drops on solid surfaces in a quasi-static regime. Phys. Fluids 9, 266-275.