The maximum contact angle at the rim of a heavy floating disk

Todd I. Hesla; Daniel D. Joseph

doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2004.06.055

The maximum contact angle at the rim of a heavy floating disk

Todd I. Hesla, Daniel D. Joseph

Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics

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Abstract

We give a simple mathematical argument that as the weight of a floating disk is gradually increased, the maximum contact angle at its sharp rim which is attained before the disk sinks is greater than 90°, and present numerical results which support this conclusion.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	186-191
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Colloid And Interface Science
Volume	279
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2004.06.055
State	Published - Nov 1 2004

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This work was supported by the National Science Foundation and the DOE (Engineering Research Program of the Department of Basic Engineering Sciences).

Keywords

Contact angle
Floating
Sharp edge
Surface tension

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