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Publications and source records attributed to Pierre Casal.
Fluids of grade n are continuous media in dynamic changes of phases avoiding the surfaces of discontinuity and representing the capillary layers in liquid-vapour interfaces. We recall the thermodynamic form of the equation of motion for inviscid fluids of grade n. First integrals and theorems of circulation are deduced. A general classification of flows is proposed.
Flattened liquid drops poured on a very hot surface evaporate quite slowly and float on a film of their own vapour. In the cavities of a surface, an unusual type of vibrational motions occurs. Large vibrations take place and different forms of dynamic drops are possible. They form elliptic patterns with two lobes or hypotrochoid patterns with three lobes or more. The lobes are turning relatively to the hot surface. We present a model of vibrating motions of the drops. Frequencies of the vibrations are calculated regarding the number of lobes. The computations agree with experiments.