The effects of surfactant on the dynamics of bubble snap-off

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 337, Issue , 1997, Pages 381-410

  Tsai, T M ^a   Miksis, Michael J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY TUBES; DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PRESSURE DROP; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

BUBBLE SNAP-OF;

BUBBLE FORMATION;

BUBBLES; DYNAMICS; SURFACTANTS;

EID: 0031126620     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112097004898     Document Type: Article

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