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Inertial effects on thin-film wave structures with imposed surface shear on an inclined plane

Sivapuratharasu, M.; Hibberd, Stephen; Hubbard, Matthew E.; Power, H.

Authors

M. Sivapuratharasu

Stephen Hibberd

MATTHEW HUBBARD MATTHEW.HUBBARD@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Computational and Applied Mathematics

H. Power



Abstract

This study provides an extended approach to the mathematical simulation of thin-film flow on a flat inclined plane relevant to flows subject to high surface shear. Motivated by modelling thin-film structures within an industrial context, wave structures are investigated for flows with moderate inertial effects and small film depth aspect ratio, epsilon. Approximations are made assuming a Reynolds number, Re ~ O(1/epsilon), and depth-averaging used to simplify the governing Navier-Stokes equations. A parallel Stokes flow is expected in the absence of any wave disturbance and a generalisation for the flow is based on a local quadratic profile. This approach provides a more general system which includes inertial effects and is solved numerically. Flow structures are compared with studies for Stokes flow in the limit of negligible inertial effects. Both two-tier and three-tier wave disturbances are used to study film profile evolution. A parametric study is provided for wave disturbances with increasing film Reynolds number. An evaluation of standing wave and transient film profiles is undertaken and identifies new profiles not previously predicted when inertial effects are neglected.

Citation

Sivapuratharasu, M., Hibberd, S., Hubbard, M. E., & Power, H. (2016). Inertial effects on thin-film wave structures with imposed surface shear on an inclined plane. Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 325, 86-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physd.2016.03.008

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Mar 13, 2016
Online Publication Date Mar 21, 2016
Publication Date Jun 15, 2016
Deposit Date Mar 7, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena
Print ISSN 0167-2789
Electronic ISSN 0167-2789
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 325
Pages 86-97
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physd.2016.03.008
Keywords Inertial effects; Thin film; Surface shear; Wave structures; Capillarity; Numerical simulation
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/796573
Publisher URL http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167278915301494

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