D A Hills et al 1998 J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 31 1417 doi:10.1088/0022-3727/31/12/004
D A Hills
, A Sackfield
and C E Truman§
The contact law and consequent pressure distribution for contact between elastic spheres with a meniscus of cohesive fluid are found. The results reveal quite a different relationship both from conventional dry contact and from contacts whereby solid-solid adhesive forces apply. The results are of direct applicability to the study of agglomerates. A direct indication of the pull-off force between adjacent spheres is given, but for a numerical evaluation of this force the Kelvin curvature and contact angle are needed.
Issue 12 (21 June 1998)
Received 28 January 1998
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