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Boundary-layer theory
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ISBN: 3540662707 9783540662709 Year: 2000 Publisher: Berlin : Springer,

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Two-phase flow, boiling and condensation in conventional and miniature systems
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ISBN: 9780521882767 0521882761 9780511619410 9781107431638 Year: 2008 Publisher: New York : Cambridge University Press,

Capillarity and wetting phenomena : drops, bubbles, pearls, waves
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ISBN: 0387005927 9780387005928 1441918337 1280188944 9786610188949 0387216561 Year: 2004 Publisher: New York, NY : Springer,

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As I glance out my window in the early morning, I can see beads of droplets gracing a spider web. The film of dew that has settled on the threads is unstable and breaks up spontaneously into droplets. This phenomenon has implications for the treatment of textile fibers (the process known as "oiling"), glass, and carbon. It is no less important when applying mascara! I take my morning shower. The moment I step out, I dry off by way of evaporation (which makes me feel cold) and by dewetting (the process by which dry areas form spontaneously and expand on my skin). As I rush into my car under a pelting rain, my attention is caught by small drops stuck on my windshield. I also notice larger drops rolling down and others larger still that, like snails, leave behind them a trail of water. I ask myself what the difference is between these rolling drops and grains of sand tumbling down an incline. I wonder why the smallest drops remain stuck. The answers to such questions do help car manufacturers treat the surface of glass and adjust the tilt of windshields.

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