COX , Simon

We investigate the effects of the contact angle $\theta_w$, and the angle of inclination $\theta_i$ on the interaction between an infinite cylinder and a free fluid-fluid interface governed only by its surface tension. We describe a numerical method to calculate the deformation of the interface, and use it to validate a theory for the force on...

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We investigate the interaction between an infinite cylinder and a free fluid-fluid interface governed only by its surface tension. We study the deformation of an initially flat interface when it is deformed by the presence of a cylindrical object, tilted at an arbitrary angle, that the interface ''totally wets''. Our simulations predict all...

We study the elasto-plastic behaviour of materials made of individual (discrete) objects, such as a liquid foam made of bubbles. The evolution of positions and mutual arrangements of individual objects is taken into account through statistical quantities, such as the elastic strain of the structure, the yield strain and the yield function. The...

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