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A Phase Field Approach to Wetting and Contact Angle Hysteresis Phenomena

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We discuss a phase field model for the numerical simulation of contact angle hysteresis phenomena in wetting. The performance of the model is assessed by comparing its predictions with experimental data on the critical size of drops that can stick on a vertical glass plate.

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  1. SISSA – International School for Advanced Studies, Via Beirut 2-4, 34014, Trieste, Italy

    Antonio DeSimone, Livio Fedeli & Alessandro Turco

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  1. LS Allgemeine Mechanik, Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany

    Klaus Hackl

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DeSimone, A., Fedeli, L., Turco, A. (2010). A Phase Field Approach to Wetting and Contact Angle Hysteresis Phenomena. In: Hackl, K. (eds) IUTAM Symposium on Variational Concepts with Applications to the Mechanics of Materials. IUTAM Bookseries, vol 21. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9195-6_4

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