Thin-film equation

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title: Thin-film equation
text: In fluid mechanics, the thin-film equation is a partial differential equation that approximately predicts the time evolution of the thickness h of a liquid film that lies on a surface. The equation is derived via lubrication theory which is based on the assumption that the length-scales in the surface directions are significantly larger than in the direction normal to the surface. In the non-dimensional form of the Navier-Stokes equation the requirement is that terms of order ε⁲ and ε⁲Re are neg
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description: Differential equation describing the thickness of a liquid film over time
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date created: 2017-03-02T23:45:38Z
date modified: 2024-09-14T04:21:11Z
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