18.357 | Fall 2010 | Graduate

Interfacial Phenomena

Course Description

This graduate-level course covers fluid systems dominated by the influence of interfacial tension. The roles of curvature pressure and Marangoni stress are elucidated in a variety of fluid systems. Particular attention is given to drops and bubbles, soap films and minimal surfaces, wetting phenomena, water-repellency, …
This graduate-level course covers fluid systems dominated by the influence of interfacial tension. The roles of curvature pressure and Marangoni stress are elucidated in a variety of fluid systems. Particular attention is given to drops and bubbles, soap films and minimal surfaces, wetting phenomena, water-repellency, surfactants, Marangoni flows, capillary origami and contact line dynamics.
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Lecture Notes
Photo of water drops with fishbone shape.
The “Fluid fishbone” formed by the collision of two jets of a glycerine-water solution. (Image courtesy of John W. M. Bush and Alexander E. Hasha.)