The effects of polymer concentration and molecular weight on the breakup of laminar capillary jets

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 74, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 285-297

  Mun, Robert P ^a,b   Byars, Jeffrey A ^a   Boger, David V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Extensional viscosity; Jet breakup; Poly(ethylene oxide); Viscoelastic jet

Indexed keywords

DROP BREAKUP; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; SOLUTIONS; SURFACE TENSION; VISCOSITY;

EXTENSIONAL VISCOSITY; JET BREAKUP; POLYMER CONCENTRATION; SATELLITE DROPLET; VISCOELASTIC JET;

JETS;

CAPILLARY FLOW; JET; LAMINAR FLOW; POLYMER;

EID: 0031801081     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0257(97)00074-8     Document Type: Article

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