Wave suppression under the action of a viscous film on the surface of an ideal fluid
We use the linearized Euler equations for an ideal fluid occupying the lower half-space, and the Navier-Stokes equations for a layer of viscous fluid of vanishingly small thickness lying above it (viscous film), to obtain the solution of the problem of gravitation-capillary waves on the surface of an ideal fluid produced by the action of surface tension. The conditions under which the viscous film seriously reduces the wave amplitude are found.
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4068454