ABSTRACT

As we concluded in Chapter 3, the moving contact-line problem arises as a consequence of the fact that the standard model does not account for the process of formation of interfaces and hence leads to unphysical results in the situations where this process is important. In Chapter 4, we considered the thermodynamic approach to the modelling of the interface formation process and derived the simplest models that can be formulated within its framework. In this chapter, we will examine some general properties of these models and give illustrative examples describing how to apply the models to particular problems.