A note on inertial effects in the deformation of newtonian drops in a uniaxial extensional flow

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 561-574

  Ramaswamy, S ^a   Leal, L G ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Deformation; Density ratio; Drops; Extensional flows; Inertial effects; Viscosity ratio

Indexed keywords

DENSITY OF LIQUIDS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS; VISCOUS FLOW;

INERTIAL EFFECTS; NEWTONIAN DROP; UNIAXIAL EXTENSIONAL FLOW;

DROP BREAKUP;

DROPS; NEWTONIAN FLUIDS; TWO-PHASE FLOW(LIQUID/LIQUID);

EID: 0031172867     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0301-9322(96)00079-1     Document Type: Article

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