Iterative method for the shape of static drops Original Research Article

A numerical method for the computation of equilibrium shapes of liquid drops is presented. The latter are with fixed volume and undergo surface tension and gravity. An iterative procedure to minimize the energy of the system is used. A new scheme, which directly simulates virtual displacements of the considered system is described. The method is tested by studying a sessile drop and is used to analyze the equilibrium of a drop on an inclined plane handing from a square.