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Regularity analysis of wrinkles under the action of capillary force in an annular thin film

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The wrinkling law of annular sheet which is induced by capillary force with inner liquid film is analyzed in this paper. The results show that the inner liquid film can wrinkle the annular sheet when the surface tension of the liquid film reaches a critical value, and the critical value can be dramatically altered by changing the geometry and properties of the annular sheet. The results obtained in this article may hold potential applications in generating three-dimensional structures through capillary effects.

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  1. Department of Water Conservancy and Hydropower Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China

    BingFeng Zhang & Jian Zhao

  2. Department of Civil Engineering, Anhui University of Architecture, Hefei, 230601, China

    Kai Li

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Zhang, B., Li, K. & Zhao, J. Regularity analysis of wrinkles under the action of capillary force in an annular thin film. Sci. China Phys. Mech. Astron. 57, 1574–1580 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-014-5473-6

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