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Sliding Drops of Generalized Newtonian Liquid

Leonard W. Schwartz1, Jean Charpin2, and Stephen O'Brien2. (1) Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware, Spencer Laboratory, Newark, DE 19716, (2) Macsi, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

The lubrication approximation is invoked to model the sliding behavior of a drop of non-Newtonian liquid on a substrate with finite contact angle. Three dimensional

time-dependent simulations demonstrate

that, if the liquid is shear thinning, the tendency of the liquid stream to break up into small droplets is diminished.


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