Breakup of drops and bubbles translating through cylindrical capillaries

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2846-2855

  Borhan, A ^a   Pallinti, J ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

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EID: 0001045949     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.870143     Document Type: Article

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