| Title | A Phase Field Approach to Wetting and Contact Angle Hysteresis Phenomena |
| Publication Type | Conference Paper |
| Year of Publication | 2010 |
| Authors | DeSimone, A, Fedeli, L, Turco, A |
| Editor | Hackl, K |
| Conference Name | IUTAM Symposium on Variational Concepts with Applications to the Mechanics of Materials |
| Publisher | Springer Netherlands |
| Conference Location | Dordrecht |
| ISBN Number | 978-90-481-9195-6 |
| Abstract | 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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