| ρA, ρB | Fluid phases |
| μA, μB | Viscosities: 1.0 × 10−3 Pa·s |
| σ | Interfacial tension between phases A and B: 7 × 10−2 N·m−1 |
| L | Distance: 500 µm |
| θW,in | Contact angles of the inner surface |
| θW,out | Contact angles of the outer surface |
| θW,1 | Contact angle of the front faces of the plates |
| Uin | Flows at a constant volumetric flow rate with a uniform velocity |
| Oh | Ohnesorge number: Oh = μA/(ρAσL)0.5 = 5.35 × 10−3 |
| Re | Reynolds number: Re = ρALUin/μA = 0.9982 |
| Ca | Capillary number: Ca = μAUin/σ = 2.857 × 10−5 |
| h | Height of the liquid phase penetrating the vertical capillary tube |
| σ | Surface tension of the liquid phase |
| r | Radius of the capillary tube |
| ρ | Density of the liquid phase |
| g | Acceleration due to gravity |
| ∂s/L | Interfacial displacement |