Timeline for Why do rain waves form and what is their connection to the texture of the surface they're on?
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| Mar 21, 2016 at 8:13 | history | edited | Bernhard | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 8, 2015 at 16:55 | comment | added | tom | +1 didn't know about Plateau-Rayleigh Instability, but knew from observation how drops behaved on windows... very interesting to see the science behind it... | |
| Jan 8, 2015 at 16:02 | history | edited | Bernhard | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 29, 2012 at 1:11 | comment | added | kleingordon | thanks very much for your answer. Your mention of wetting behavior led me to the wikipedia article on how wetting is affected by rough surfaces (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wetting#Non-ideal_rough_solid_surfaces) which is very useful. I am less sure about the application of the Plateau-Rayleigh instability and would love to hear other opinions as to whether this is the case. I also wonder whether the ripples are hydraulic jumps (with important contributions from surface tension) or if there is better way to think of them | |
| Mar 28, 2012 at 6:04 | history | answered | Bernhard | CC BY-SA 3.0 |