A theoretical and numerical model is formulated to describe the instability and the long-time
evolution of both gravity-driven and surface-shear-stress-driven thin coating films. A single …

This paper presents experimental results on the study of falling water film evaporation on a
single vertical corrugated plate. The corrugated plate module, made of stainless steel having …

A visualization technique based on light absorption is used to monitor the thickness profile of
a liquid film flowing on an inclined plane with high spatial and temporal resolutions. Surface …

Free-surface flows of viscous liquid down an inclined plane and past cylinders of various
cross-sections are investigated theoretically and experimentally. The cylinders are oriented …

In this paper two similarity solutions describing a steady, slender, symmetric dry patch in an
infinitely wide liquid film draining under gravity down an inclined plane are obtained. The …

The evolution of a liquid layer flowing down a corrugated sheet driven by gravity, which is
the characteristic configuration of structured packing, is numerically analysed via the …

We investigate the influence of wetting hysteresis on the shape and stability of dry patches.
Such patches are generated in a film flowing over an inclined plane in a situation of partial …

This study presents an innovative integrated structure that combines a cabinet with a vertical
falling film evaporator, enabling efficient natural evaporative cooling and effectively reducing …

We investigate in this work how the presence of an occlusion affects the dynamics of the
wetting front of a liquid film draining down a vertical surface. This numerical study is …

The falling film flows over solid surfaces have been exploited extensively, but the modeling
of film dry-out and the dry patches' formation poses a considerable challenge. Here, we …