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Dynamics of wetting and Kramers' theory

European Physical Journal: Special Topics, ISSN: 1951-6355, Vol: 197, Issue: 1, Page: 249-264
2011
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Article Description

We investigate the potential link between Kramer's treatment of rate processes and the molecular-kinetic theory of wetting. The results of recent large-scale simulations of dynamic wetting are used to illustrate and validate our analysis. We find that both theories predict that, for a given driving force, the velocity of the contact line is inversely proportional to the viscosity. They also predict that the velocity will depend with a negative exponent on the strength of solid-liquid interactions, which for simple systems can be represented to good approximation by the reversible work of adhesion Wa. © 2011 EDP Sciences and Springer.

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