Spread and flow characteristics

There are three non-dimensional parameters expected to affect spreading and flow characteristics during an isothermal, Newtonian filling the Reynolds, Bond, and Capillary numbers. A fourth non-dimensional value, the contact angle, is a characteristic of the experimental apparatus (i.e., the contact angle depends on the fluid injected and the mold surface.) Thus, a method needs to be developed to determine the experimental parameters i.e., the gap-width, L, the volume flow rate, Q, and the properties of the filling fluid, to achieve a prescribed set of non-dimensional parameters. To obtain this solution, the Reynolds, Bond, and Capillary numbers are defined as... 

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