  In this report we formulate and analyse a mathematical model describing the
evolution of a thin liquid film coating a wire via an extrusion process. We
consider the Navier-Stokes equations for a 2D incompressible Newtonian fluid
coupled to the standard equation relating the fluid surface tension with the
curvature. Taking the lubrication theory approximation and assuming steady
state, the problem is reduced to a single third-order differential equation for
the thin film height. An approximate analytical solution for the final film
height is derived and compared with a numerical solution obtained by means of a
shooting scheme. Good agreement between the two solutions is obtained,
resulting in a relative error of around 5\%. The approximate solution reveals
that the key control parameters for the process are the initial film height,
the fluid surface tension and viscosity, the wire velocity and the angle of
exit at the extruder.
