Dynamics of drop formation in viscous flows

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1759-1774

  Zhang, Xiaoguang ^a  

^a AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Breakup; Continuum surface force; Deformation; Drops; Dynamics; Evolution; Free surface flows; Satellites; Volume of fluid

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; ALGORITHMS; COALESCENCE; DROP BREAKUP; DROP FORMATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; SURFACE TENSION;

CONTINUUM SURFACE FORCE METHOD;

VISCOUS FLOW;

DROPLET; VISCOUS FLOW;

EID: 0033150214     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(99)00027-5     Document Type: Article

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