01322nas a2200181   4500008004100000022001400041245006400055210006200119260007900181300001100260490000700271520067500278100002600953700002500979700002301004700001801027856009501045       2015                        eng d  a1539-375500aSelf-similar rupture of thin free films of power-law fluids0 aSelfsimilar rupture of thin free films of powerlaw fluids  aONE PHYSICS ELLIPSE, COLLEGE PK, MD 20740-3844 USAbAMER PHYSICAL SOCcAUG  a0230140 v923 a<p>The rupture of a thin free film of a power-law fluid under the competing influences of destabilizing van der Waals pressure and stabilizing surface tension pressure is analyzed. In such a fluid, viscosity decreases with the deformation rate raised to the n - 1 power where 0 &lt; n &lt;= 1 (n = 1 for a Newtonian fluid). When 6/7 &lt; n &lt;= 1, film rupture occurs under a balance between van der Waals pressure, inertial stress, and viscous stress. When n &lt; 6/7, however, the dominant balance changes: Viscous stress becomes negligible and the film ruptures under the competition between van der Waals pressure, inertial stress, and surface tension pressure.</p>1 aThete, Sumeet, Suresh1 aAnthony, Christopher1 aBasaran, Osman, A.1 aDoshi, Pankaj  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/self-similar-rupture-thin-free-films-power-law-fluids-1