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¹Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5B9.

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This study theoretically investigates gravity-driven two-layer thin-film flow. Key findings reveal that viscosity and tension ratios significantly impact film profiles and flow behavior, introducing waviness with reduced surface tension.

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Area of Science:

Fluid Dynamics
Continuum Mechanics
Surface Science

Background:

Thin-film flow is crucial in various industrial processes.
Understanding multi-layer fluid behavior is complex.
Gravity-driven flows present unique challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

To theoretically analyze steady two-layer thin-film planar flow under gravity.
To investigate the influence of inertia, viscosity, and surface/interfacial tension.
To determine how ratios of viscosity, film thickness, and tension affect flow dynamics.

Main Methods:

Theoretical investigation of a two-layer thin film.
Analysis of flow emerging from a channel onto a plate.
Examination of interplay between physical forces.

Main Results:

Film and interface profiles are strongly influenced by viscosity ratio, film thickness ratio, and surface-to-interfacial tension ratio.
In the absence of surface tension, layer profiles vary monotonically.
Surface tension induces waviness in layer profiles, with wave number increasing as surface tension decreases.

Conclusions:

The study provides theoretical insights into multi-layer thin-film dynamics.
Viscosity and tension ratios are critical parameters controlling flow stability and morphology.
Surface tension plays a key role in generating interfacial instabilities and waviness.