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On fluid/wall slippage

Pierre-Gilles de Gennes

cond-mat.softarXiv:cond-mat/0112383

Abstract

Certain (non polymeric) fluids show an anomalously low friction when flowing against well chosen solid walls. We discuss here one possible explanation, postulating that a gaseous film of small thickness h is present between fluid and wall. When h is smaller than the mean free path l of the gas (Knudsen regime) the Navier length b is expected to be independent of h and very large (microns).

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