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Figure 3-27

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Liquid in a narrowing channel

The contact angle on all surfaces is 48 degrees, so Concus-Finn filaments do not form, but as the channel gets narrower the the capillary force on the liquid increases, since the ratio of free surface to wetted surface decreases.

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