Stability of slender liquid bridges subjected to axial flows

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 330, Issue , 1997, Pages 189-213

  Lowry, Brian J ^a,b   Steen, Paul H ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); CYLINDERS (SHAPES); DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; PRESSURE DROP; STABILITY; SURFACE TENSION;

AXIAL FLOWS; FLOW RATE; LIQUID BRIDGES; PLATEAU-RAYLEIGH INSTABILITY;

PIPE FLOW;

AXIAL FLOW; FLOW STABILITY; MODELLING-MATHEMATICAL;

EID: 0030837095     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112096003709     Document Type: Article

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