TY - JOUR
TI - PROGRESS IN COATING THEORY
AU - Alleborn Norbert
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2001
VL - 5
IS - 1
SP - 131
EP - 152
PT - Article
AB - This paper is dedicated to the 60th birthday of Prof, Dr. Dr. h.c. Franz Durst, head of the Institute of Fluid Mechanics in Erlangen (LSTM- Erlangen). It summarizes work performed at LSTAM-Erlangen on liquid film coating and drying, with emphasis on recent developments. 
particularly in curtain coating and direct condensation drying. Liquid film coating of continuous webs comprises various tasks, ranging from fluid distribution in a coating die over reliable operation of the application process to defect-free and economical drying. 
These tasks are subject of research efforts at LSTM-Erlangen to acquire a fundamental understanding of the physical mechanisms involved in coating and drying and to develop from it process engineering working tools for design and operation of coating equipment.