Discrete Mechanics of Capillary Bridges

Discrete Mechanics of Capillary Bridges proposes an original resolution of Young-Laplace equations applied in capillary bridges from an inverse problem. It establishes a simple, but explicit, criterion based on the observation of the contact point, the wetting angle, and the gorge radius to classify, in an exhaustive way, the nature of the resulting capillary bridges. In addition, the book discusses how the binding forces, areas and volumes can be analytically calculated.

• Clarifies the classification of capillary bridges existing in the literature
• Provides an accurate method of identifying the shape of the meridian associated to an explicit parameterization
• Proposes a complete study of stability based on the second variation criterion
• Establishes a simple criterion of classification of capillary bridges based on observation of the contact point, the wetting angle and gorge radius