AN IMPLICIT FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD FOR THIN FILM FLOW

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Gusrian Putra, Leo H. Wiryanto, Ratna Widyawati

2023 Journal of the Indonesian Mathematical Society Vol. 29 Issue 1 Article Cited by 2 SDG 9SDG 6SDG 17 Quartile

Abstract

Thin film flow on an inclined plane can be modeled from lubrication theory. Together with boundary conditions, the governing equations can be formulated into a single equation of the thickness of the fluid, and solved numerically by an implicit finite difference method. In analyzing the equation, the linearized equation is considered here, to see the characteristic of the solution as wave propagation and the effect of the physical parameter. We found that the wave propagates by reducing the amplitude, and the wave speed is affected by the steepness of the plane. All of these can be indicated in the linearized equation. Numerical wave-simulation is presented in this paper. © 2023 The Author(s).

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Department of Sciences, Institut Teknologi Sumatera, Indonesia; Department of Mathematics, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia; Department of Civil Engineering, University of Lampung, Indonesia

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