Late-Stage Evolution of Thin Liquid Coating Films over Step Topographies

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Mesoscopic hydrodynamic equations are solved to investigate late-stage evolution of thin liquid films over step topographies. Different geometrical parameters including step height and initial position and configuration of resultant masses of dewetting (droplets) are probed to find their effects on the mass evolution of the system. Our results indicate that increasing the step height and locating the droplets close to the step enhance the dynamics and accelerate smaller droplet collapse.

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September 2012

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© 2012 Trans Tech Publications Ltd. All Rights Reserved

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