Influence of various factors on the spreading kinetics

Abstract

It was found that at the stage of fast spreading (τ≤ 0,02c) at constant driving force within the wetting perimeter, the following exerts the main impact on the spreading kinetics: inertial forces that prevent spreading and change their sign when the speed slows, viscous resistance forces, the influence of which increases in proportion to the growth of the thickness of the boundary layer and vertical forces, which begin to appear when the spreading velocity slows down.