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De, Soete Franz. "Ecoulement de gouttes couvertes dans une contraction." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Université Paris sciences et lettres, 2021. http://www.theses.fr/2021UPSLS082.
Full textThe flow of oil drops in water through a constricted channel is of interest for many applications such as oil extraction or microfluidics. In the literature, the condition of pore clogging under a pressure gradient has been extensively studied for drops and bubbles. The relation between flowrate and pressure involves the difference in Laplace pressures at the front and back of the drop, and thus the interfacial tensions at the front and the back. The presence of species adsorbed on the surface lowering the interfacial tension, such as surfactants or colloidal particles, therefore modifies not only the clogging threshold but also the value of the flowrate above this threshold. The objective of this thesis is to study the flow, under an imposed pressure gradient, of drops whose surface is initially saturated with surfactants (above the CMC) or with particles, through cylindrical constricted capillaries. We show how measurements of flowrate by image analysis can provide measurements of the interfacial tensions. In the case of surfactant-laden drops, we measure an increase in the interfacial tension at the front which results from a competition between the surface expansion effects and the transport by a Marangoni effect. In the case of particle-laden drops, we show that both the velocity of the drop and the radius of the particles adsorbed on its surface control the flow regime. At low velocities, the wetting of oil on the capillary walls is observed at the front of the drop; at larger velocities, the flow depends on the particle size compared to the thickness of the lubricating film, according to this criterion either the occurence of friction of the particles on the channel walls or a viscous lubrication regime are observed. These regimes are responsible for a greater or lesser accumulation of particles at the back of the drop, decreasing the back interfacial tension and giving rise to various mechanisms of interface destabilization. For both systems, we show that the presence of adsorbed species has little effect on the clogging condition. Nevertheless, we measure an increase in the passage time of the drops covered with surfactants or particles, which results from the coupling of interfacial dynamics and flow through the contraction
Diakodimitris, Christophe. "Conception et optimisation d'un système de micro-lubrification pour couronne multi-plans." Doctoral thesis, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/209335.
Full textHuang, Yu-Lin. "Ecoulement d'un film de biomolécules tensioactives : expériences et modélisation." Phd thesis, Université Joseph Fourier (Grenoble), 2009. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00429430.
Full textZarbane, Khalid. "ÉTUDE NUMÉRIQUE ET EXPÉRIMENTALE DU COMPORTEMENT D'UN FILM LUBRIFIANT SOUMIS A UN CHARGEMENT PÉRIODIQUE." Phd thesis, Université de Poitiers, 2009. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00403904.
Full textPour ce faire, trois codes de calcul numérique sont développés dans le cadre de cette thèse. Ces codes sont basés sur la théorie de JFO. Les équations établies sont discrétisées en différences finies et en éléments finis. Pour un film d'huile écrasé périodiquement, à faibles fréquences, entre deux surfaces conformes, les prédictions numériques de ces trois codes sont très proches. Par ailleurs, les visualisations numériques de la rupture dans les différents types de contacts ont montré l'impact de la fréquence des oscillations sur l'étendue et la durée de la rupture de film.
L'étude expérimentale est conduite via un banc d'essai conçu puis réalisé. Deux modes de rupture de film sont identifiés : la rupture par séparation des gaz saturés et la rupture par séparation due à l'introduction de l'air ambiant. La visualisation de chaque mode est conditionnée par la fréquence des oscillations. La forme de la zone de rupture due à l'introduction de l'air ambiant dépend de la fréquence, de la hauteur du bain d'huile et de la géométrie du contact.
Pour les surfaces non conformes, les résultats des modèles numériques sont en bon accord avec les résultats expérimentaux. Les différences constatées dans le cas des surfaces conformes sont dues aux imperfections géométriques et à la souplesse des structures qui composent le dispositif expérimental.
Dupuy, Florence. "Etude tribologique d'une butée aérodynamique en régime supersonique." Thesis, Lyon, INSA, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015ISAL0124.
Full textThe improvement of turbomachines requires to increase their rotational speeds and can leads components to be in presence of a supersonic regime, particularly their air bearing systems. This manuscript deals with a study of an aerodynamic thrust bearing in a supersonic regime. This work belongs to the research field on the high-speed thrust bearings, but very few studies are focused on this subject. This problem is at the boundary between two scientific fields: lubrication and aerodynamic. The aim of this study is to develop models transcribed as a FORTRAN code, able to capture phenomenon related to the supersonic regime (shock, expansion wave) and adapted to the thin film geometry. For this, two models have been developed as well as computer codes related to these models using the finite difference method: the Modified Reynolds equations and the Navier-Stokes equations adapted to thin films. The first model is an extension of the generalized Reynolds equation, taking into account inertia effects. It is a model already used in lubrication studies. The second model was developed from the Navier-Stokes and has their shape. This system has the advantage of using numerical schemes for shock capturing (WENO). The comparison of the two models shows that the Modified Reynolds equations are not appropriate to the study of a supersonic air thin film. Numerical results show the presence of an expansion wave at the end of the sloping region of the tapper flat geometry which depends on speed, on temperature and on the angle of the geometry. This expansion wave, under severe conditions, does not have much influence on the overall static behavior of the thrust bearing. The results also show that, contrary to the supersonic flow theory, a shock is not observed in a supersonic thin film. A geometrical transition obtained by homothetic, between a flow containing a shock and another with no shock, is observed at a given value of the characteristic length ratio for a given speed and geometry. Extrapolation of these results for a realistic case shows that a shock occurs from 5500 m/s for a film thickness of 40 μm with epsilon = 0.001. It is therefore unlikely that a shock occurs in a supersonic thrust bearing in industrial settings
Bolourchi, Hassan. "La technique d'autolubrification aqueuse pour le transport en conduite des mélanges fuel-charbon et des résidus lourds du pétrole." Compiègne, 1989. http://www.theses.fr/1989COMPD165.
Full textA new technique for in-pipe-transportation of a concentrated suspension of coal oil mixture (COM) and a viscous fluid of heavy residual oil has been developed. This technique consists of preparing a suitable emulsion of water in the concerned fluid, in such a way that, when flowing in the pipe, the droplets of water can be separated from the continuous phase in order to produce a thin lubricating layer. The formation of this aqueous layer on the inner walls of the pipe can facilitate the in-pipe-transportation and reduce pressure drop. This work is divided into two parts : The first part leads to the development of a new COM formulation (called COMHFY) for coal oil mixture of high fluidity which enables a 50% load of dry coal in COM to have the same apparent viscosity as pure heavy oil. According to our hypothesis, the efficiency of this formulation could be attributed to the formation of a bicontinuous phase in the COM. The second part develops a kind of three-phased emulsion of water and air (foam) in the heavy residual oil. The development of a lubricating layer leads to a reduction of 80% of the pressure drop. Due to the original aspect of this work, two patents have been obtained : 1-French Patent, N° 2 571 735, (1986) ; 2-French Patent, N° 2 576 907 (1986)
Thomas, Sébastien. "Modélisation numérique du comportement thermo-aéro-dynamique des garnitures d'étanchéité pour gaz réels hautes pressions." Phd thesis, Université de Poitiers, 2006. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00135573.
Full textL'étude bibliographique révèle que peu de travaux sur les garnitures pour gaz à hautes pressions ont été réalisés. Les caractéristiques d'un écoulement à haute pression sont examinées et les points-clefs du modèle sont définis : gaz réels, effets d'inertie, effets thermiques, écoulement bloqué. A hautes pressions, le comportement du gaz diffère de celui d'un gaz parfait, un modèle de gaz réel est donc développé. L'équation de Reynolds pour un fluide compressible est modifiée afin de prendre en compte les effets d'inertie. Les effets thermiques dans l'écoulement sont également introduits dans le modèle. L'écoulement bloqué à la sortie du film fluide est résolu grâce à une méthode originale. Les déformations des solides et le couplage thermique sont pris en compte par la méthode des coefficients d'influence. La méthode des éléments finis est utilisée pour la discrétisation des équations et un algorithme itératif permet la détermination des champs de pression et de température. La comparaison avec une solution analytique et des données expérimentales permet de valider le modèle. L'influence du modèle du gaz est présentée. L'étude paramétrique menée avec le modèle numérique permet d'étudier l'influence des effets d'inertie sur l'écoulement par rapport au cas purement visqueux. Finalement, le couplage fluide-solides est étudié. Cette analyse montre que les déformations des faces influencent notablement le comportement des garnitures.
Dalissier, Eric. "Optimisation des états de surface et nouveau modèle de cavitation pour un écoulement lubrifié." Phd thesis, INSA de Lyon, 2012. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00814525.
Full textHsueh, Ching. "Drying of complex fluids near the contact line : experimental and numerical studies." Phd thesis, Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris VI, 2012. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00831313.
Full textFrascati, François. "Etude et modélisation du comportement des émaux lors du matriçage finition des aubes en alliage de titane." Paris, ENMP, 2003. https://pastel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00443623.
Full textGarcia, Mathieu. "Refrigerant-lubricated gas foil bearings : A thermo-hydrodynamic study (application to rigid bearings)." Thesis, Lyon, INSA, 2012. http://www.theses.fr/2012ISAL0133/document.
Full textInternal experiments at Liebherr-Aerospace FRANCE on new refrigerant-lubricated compressor designs have shown that under specific operating conditions, a mixture of vapor and liquid appears in the compressor, instead of a single-phase vapor flow. Therefore, refrigerant-lubricated foil bearings behavior is studied, including the likelihood of two-phase flow in the lubricant. We focus on the lubricant behavior only, in the operating conditions of foil bearings. The Thermo-Hydrodynamic approach describes lubricant characteristics such as pressure, density, viscosity, and temperature. It involves the use of a generalized Reynolds equation for turbulent flow, a nonlinear cubic equation of state for two-phase flow and a 3D turbulent thin-film energy equation. Journal bearing global parameters are calculated for steady-state conditions
Bouchehit, Bachir. "Etude dynamique d’un palier compliant lubrifié à l’aide de fluide réfrigérant." Thesis, Lyon, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017LYSEI013/document.
Full textFor years now, gas bearings are successfully used over a large panel of turbo-machineries. Some of these systems are bound to be run in controlled environments such as refrigerating gas. In this work we present a theoretical and numerical model which takes into account the vapor/liquid lubricant transition, the laminar/turbulent flow transition and both temperature and viscosity 3D variations in the fluid and the solids for both static and dynamic situations. This model involves: the resolution of the generalized Reynolds equation for compressible fluids with 3D variable viscosity, the description of the turbulence effects by the phenomenological approach of Elrod, using a 3D eddy viscosity field, the resolution of a non-linear equation of state for the lubricant, able to describe the vapor/liquid transition and a local thermal approach to obtain a 3D estimation of the fluid temperature, thanks to the thin-film energy equation. The thermal effects in solids are also taken into account. In this study, we showed the importance of an accurate description of the film parameters, which variations largely influence the bearing behaviour. Among the principal theories, there are: compressible lubricant, with an appropriate non-linear behaviour when close to the vapor/liquid transition, vapor/liquid transition and calculation of the mixture equivalent parameters, turbulent flow for high-speed GFBs with a 3D eddy viscosity mode, a 3D behaviour for viscosity, particularly the cross-film variations, (temperature dependent)and a 3D behaviour for temperature, particularly in cross-film direction in order to be consistent with viscosity, but also in the axial direction in order to account for potential temperature gradient which considerably modifies the bearing 3D temperature profile. Both static and dynamic behaviours of GFBs are analysed
Yahiaoui, Samir. "Transport de petites particules par un écoulement de fluide visqueux." Paris 6, 2008. http://www.theses.fr/2008PA066384.
Full textThis work contributes to the study of hydrodynamic interactions between particles and wall in low Reynolds number fluid flow. Various axisymetric Stokes flows are calculated for a sphere near a plane wall. Perturbation techniques are then used to determine hydrodynamic forces, namely the viscous inertial unsteady drag force for the motion of a sphere normal to a plane wall and the lift on a sphere moving parallel to a plane wall in various ambient flow fields; regardless of the sphere to wall distance. In the lubrication regime, corrections are also derived for the approximated fluid velocity and pressure around a sphere settling normal to a wall
Strubel, Vincent. "Particle entrapment in EHD contacts - Aerospace applications." Thesis, Lyon, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016LYSEI098/document.
Full textContact lubrication is essential in a wide range of mechanical systems like rolling element bearings (REBs). A minimum quantity of clean lubricant all along the bearing life is necessary but difficult to ensure. In fact, lubricants contain inevitably wear debris or external particles, like dust. Carried by the lubricant in the vicinity of elastohydrodynamic (EHD) contacts, particles can be entrapped with disastrous consequences for contacting surfaces. Entrapment of micrometric particles in submicrometric contacting gaps means irreversible damages for the surfaces. Damages weaken the surfaces and reduce significantly the REBs lifetime. The goal of this work is to analyze the critical particle entrainments in the contact inlet. Entrapment of steel spherical particles was investigated from the numerical and experimental point of view. Firstly, the phenomenology of entrapment was explored with a new experimental method based on Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) technique installed on a tribometer. It enabled the evaluation of velocity profiles in the contact inlet and the tracking of particles within EHD contacts. Secondly, a numerical modelling of the inlet flow for EHD contacts, including the particle tracking, was developed. Finally, tests on a twin-disc machine with a controlled level of well-defined contamination were conducted to validate previous conclusions. A first set of results showed that particle entrapment is highly dependent on the lubricant velocity profile. Depending on contact geometry, from point to wide elliptical contacts, different entrapment probability were revealed. Surprisingly, increasing contact width with wide elliptical contacts leads to a drop of entrapped particles. It was demonstrated that this phenomenon is due to backflows occurring upstream from these contacts. Introducing a hybrid pair of contacting materials (silicon nitride–steel), dents on the surfaces due to entrapped particles were explored. It has been confirmed that silicon nitride surface offers a real ability to resist to indentation. It was also noticed that the entrapment probability for silicon nitride–steel contacts is equivalent to a steel–steel one
Devauchelle, Olivier. "Ecoulements de surface et érosion." Paris 6, 2007. https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-01499527.
Full textHsueh, Ching. "Drying of complex fluids near the contact line : experimental and numerical studies." Phd thesis, Paris 6, 2012. http://www.theses.fr/2012PA066211.
Full textNous étudions la structuration de dépôts lors du séchage de suspensions colloïdales et de solutions polymères, dans une cellule de Hele-Shaw verticale immergée dans un réservoir (même principe qu'une expérience de dip-coating). La vitesse de la ligne de contact est contrôlée en pompant la solution du réservoir. A faible nombre capillaire un phénomène d'accrochage-décrochage de la ligne triple apparaît lors du séchage des suspensions colloïdales de silice. Nous étudions la longueur d'onde et la morphologie du dépôt en fonction de la vitesse moyenne de la ligne de contact. La variation de force d'accrochage est déduite de l'observation en ligne du mouvement de la ligne de contact. Nous étudions l'influence du pH de la solution et de la taille des particules sur le dépôt. Dans les mêmes conditions, les films obtenus pas séchage de solutions polymères sont presque plats. On observe cependant une structuration à plus haute température. Dans la seconde partie du manuscrit, un modèle 2D a été développé pour décrire l'écoulement dans la cellule de Hele-Shaw induit par la vitesse imposée et le flux d'évaporation non uniforme. Les équations de Stokes et la loi de Fick sont utilisées pour décrire l'écoulement et les transferts. Une troncature est appliquée à la pointe du ménisque pour s'affranchir de la singularité due à la divergence du flux d'évaporation. L'approximation de lubrification et les bilans de masse permettent de définir les conditions aux limites à la troncature. L'épaisseur du dépôt et les propriétés de l'écoulement sont étudiées en fonction des paramètres du processus (vitesse imposée, flux d'évaporation, concentration) ainsi que des propriétés du système
Mezry, Abdeljabbar. "Loi de glissement de caoutchoucs crus." Grenoble INPG, 1995. http://www.theses.fr/1995INPG0090.
Full textLecoq, Nicolas. "Etude des interactions hydrodynamiques particule parois par interférometrie laser." Rouen, 1994. http://www.theses.fr/1994ROUES055.
Full textPorras, Vazquez Alejandro. "A molecular approach to the ultimate friction response of confined fluids." Thesis, Lyon, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019LYSEI087.
Full textIn order to control energy losses in mechanical systems, a thin film of lubricant is often introduced between the solids in contact. The lubricated point contacts operate in the elastohydrodynamic regime, characterized by high pressures (of the order of GPa) and thin film thicknesses (of the order of 100 nanometers). At high shear rates, the fluid may exhibit a limiting shear stress whose physical origin is still uncertain. At present, the empirical models available for the prediction of friction fail to describe the ultimate response of lubricants at these severe operating conditions. In addition, in-situ experimental analysis is very difficult to achieve due to confinement and high pressures. Thus, in this thesis, the problem is approached from the angle of modeling at the atomic scale. The shear behavior of three fluids (a traction fluid, a model lubricant and an industrial lubricant for the aerospace industry) is analyzed by Molecular Dynamics Simulation. The numerical results are then compared qualitatively and quantitatively with experimental tests. The friction response is independent of the velocity profile in the confinement thickness, the latter appearing rather as a consequence of boundary conditions at the surfaces. The limiting friction regime naturally occurs when the lubricant is subjected to thermodynamic conditions characteristic of a solid state. In this case, the dynamics of the molecules is strongly slowed down. The activation energy increases rapidly with the pressure, so that the diffusion becomes negligible at high pressure, even at the severe shear rates imposed in the Molecular Dynamics simulations. The macroscopic response to this phenomenon is thus a saturation of the value of friction. This work ends by laying the foundations of a modeling that will allow the prediction of lubricated friction under severe conditions
Bruyère, Vincent. "Une modélisation multi-physique et multi-phasique du contact lubrifié." Phd thesis, INSA de Lyon, 2012. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00782322.
Full textGrec, Bérénice. "Fluides complexes en films minces." Phd thesis, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, 2008. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00351462.
Full text* le caractère complexe des fluides eux-mêmes, comme pour des fluides non-newtoniens ;
* l'hétérogénéité de l'écoulement, dans le cas de mélanges de fluides par exemple.
Il est important d'analyser comment ces modèles peuvent être simplifiés dans le cas de domaines minces, et d'étudier rigoureusement les modèles approchés.
Dans une première partie, des écoulements de fluides non newtoniens visco-élastiques représentés par une loi de comportement de type Oldroyd-B couplée aux équations de Navier-Stokes sont étudiés. Dans le cas de géométries minces, un modèle approché a été proposé. On justifie la validité de cette approximation ; la démonstration repose sur des estimations et des résultats de régularité fins.
Dans une deuxième partie, on considère un modèle d'écoulement piezovisqueux utilisé en lubrification hydrodynamique. Ce modèle fait aussi intervenir la déformation élastohydrodynamique du domaine (déformation du type Hertz), et l'aspect diphasique de la cavitation, qui est décrit par le modèle d'Elrod-Adams (en pression-saturation). On montre l'existence d'une solution à ce problème pour des lois pression-viscosité réalistes.
Dans une troisième partie, on introduit un modèle diphasique à interface diffuse, permettant de rendre compte de phénomènes plus fins tels que les gouttes. Pour cela, un paramètre d'ordre est introduit (fraction volumique d'une phase dans le mélange), gouverné par le modèle de Cahn-Hilliard. Un système approché est obtenu de manière heuristique pour un domaine de faible épaisseur. On étudie les propriétés mathématiques de ce système, et on montre un résultat d'existence, avec prise en compte ou non de la tension de surface.
Dans la dernière partie, un schéma numérique est mis en place pour simuler le modèle décrit précédemment d'écoulements diphasiques en domaines minces. Il permet de prendre en compte différents phénomènes physiques, comme de grandes variations de la viscosité ou la présence de recirculations à l'intérieur d'une goutte, ainsi que de simuler des mélanges dans le cadre d'écoulements lubrifiés.
Lambert, Baptiste. "Modelling and Simulations of Contacts in Particle-Laden Flows." Thesis, Bordeaux, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018BORD0190/document.
Full textParticle-laden flows can be found in many industrial applications such as slurry transport or the chemical industry in general. In mixtures made of solid particles emerged in a viscous fluid, particle interactions play an essential role in the overall mixture viscosity. The suspension phenomenon is caused by short-range hydrodynamic interactions, known as lubrication. Lubrication forces are usually underestimated due to their singularities and the spatial discretization of the numerical schemes. In this thesis, we propose a lubrication model for a coupled volume penalization method and discrete element method solver that estimates the unresolved hydrodynamic forces and torques in incompressible Navier-Stokes flows. Corrections are made locally on the surfaces of the interacting particles without any assumption on the global particle shapes. The final version of the local lubrication model can be used for suspension of convex particles without any tabulations. The numerical method has been validated against experimental data with spherical and ellipsoidal particles. With spherical particles, the lubrication model performs as well as existing numerical models that are limited to this specific particle shape. The model compatibility with convex particles has been validated by comparing simulations using ellipsoids to experimental measurements we made
Wheeler, Jean-David. "Non-elliptical point contacts : The Torus-on-Plane conjunction." Thesis, Lyon, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016LYSEI131/document.
Full textThis thesis is dedicated to the study of torus on plane contacts under various operating conditions. They can be found at the interface between the torus roller-end and the flange in roller bearings. The first challenge of this thesis is to deal with unusual mating geometries. The other challenge is the presence of a complex kinematic which operates in these contacts. In order to further develop the understanding of such a contact, a dual approach (experimental and numerical) is adopted. The Jérotrib test-rig enables a first study, by considering that the élastohydrodynamic torus on plane contact can be modelled by an elliptical equivalent contact. Thanks to a differential colorimetric interferometry method which was improved and adapted during the thesis, precise film thickness measurements are carried out under a rather wide range of operating conditions. A thermo-elastohydrodynamic numerical model is developed and validated by comparing its results to the ones of the test-rig. A numerical study on film forming is then proposed and the role of the contact ellipticity is investigated. The numerical model is improved in order to take into account the actual shape of the solids. A film thickness validation of the model is proposed, thanks to measurements performed on the Tribogyr test-rig. The operating conditions are very similar to the one encountered in actual bearings, and the mating solids have representative geometries: it is an actual torus-on-plane contact. It is demonstrated that the lubricant shearing is responsible for the solids temperature rise, which in its turn, reduces the film thickness. It appears mandatory to be able to predict this global warming of the bodies. It is also demonstrated that the pressure and film thickness distributions lose their symmetry because of the spinning kinematic and the solids shape. However, the behaviour of the torus-on-plane contact appears very similar to the one of an elliptical equivalent contact, apart from some limit cases
Bruyère, Vincent. "Une modélisation multi-physique et multi-phasique du contact lubrifié." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Lyon, INSA, 2012. http://www.theses.fr/2012ISAL0110.
Full textClassically, many assumptions are used to model the fluid behaviour in a lubricated contact : continuous film, constant viscosity across the film thickness, film thickness is very thin compared to other contact dimensions, Newtonian lubricant... However, some of them are not well-founded for the study of Elasto-HydroDynamic contacts with high sliding or to estimate the liquid distribution at the exit of the contact. An original numerical approach, based on the general fluid mechanics equations and taking into account the fluid/solid coupling and thermal effects, is developed here in order to give more physical insights to the usual modelling. First of all, the thermal effects are shown on the friction coefficient evolution for Thermo- EHD contacts. A minimum value is found concerning the friction value for the pure sliding case. It is explained by analyzing the heat transfer between the solids and the lubricant. The origin of the resulting local modifications of the film thickness and the existence of a film thickness for zero entrainment velocity cases are related to the presence of a high viscosity gradient through the film. A qualitative comparison is performed with experimental data from literature, validating the results. Second, the free surface flow of the lubricant around the contact is experimentally and numerically studied with a diffuse interface method. The capillary effects on the air/lubricant meniscus position are analyzed and quantitatively compared with experimental data from literature. Good agreements are found. An analytical approach is then developed, based on the numerical study of the two-phase flow. An analytical law predicting the liquid distribution is obtained. The exit area of EHD contacts is then investigated with a vaporous cavitation model highlighting the necessity of taking into account the effects of surrounding air and surface wettabillity. Finally, a first approach of the tri-dimensional two-phase flow is performed, showing the capillary effects on the interface location