The Motion of Long Bubbles in Polygonal Capillaries. Part 1. Thin Films

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 292, Issue , 1995, Pages 71-94

  Radke, C J ^c  

^a CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES; CAPILLARIES; LONG; POLYGONAL; POROUS MEDIA-FLOW THROUGH;

CALCULATIONS; CAPILLARY FLOW; DRAG; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUID MECHANICS; FUNCTIONS; LIQUIDS; PRESSURE; SURFACE TENSION; THIN FILMS; VELOCITY; VISCOSITY;

BUBBLE MOTION; BUBBLE VELOCITY; CIRCULAR CAPILLARIES; FILM PROFILE; FLUID MOTION; FLUID VISCOSITY; FOAM FLOW; POLYGONAL CAPILLARIES;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

EID: 0029310851     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112095001443     Document Type: Article

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