TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– This study aims to calculate 2D free surface potential flow of a liquid poured from a container when the liquid runs along the underside of the spout.Design/methodology/approach– The effect of surface tension is taken into consideration and gravity is neglected. The solutions for the free‐surface profiles were computed numerically using a boundary‐integral equation.Findings– The numerical computation shows that the solutions are found for different values of α and a train of capillary waves in the far field for 4.16≤α<10.Research limitations/implications– No solutions were found for α<4.16.Originality/value– The study provides an application of the use of cybernetic methodology to a practical problem. VL - 37 IS - 6 SN - 0368-492X DO - 10.1108/03684920810876954 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/03684920810876954 AU - Guechi F. AU - Mekias H. PY - 2008 Y1 - 2008/01/01 TI - A cybernetic approach to the problem of pouring flows T2 - Kybernetes PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 749 EP - 756 Y2 - 2024/04/25 ER -