Droplet coalescence in the shear flow of model emulsions

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 20-25

  Al Mulla, Adam ^a   Gupta, Rakesh K ^a  

^a West Virginia University   (United States)

Author keywords

Demixing in shear flow; Droplet aggregation; Droplet coalescence; Model emulsions; Polymer blends

Indexed keywords

DROPLET; EMULSION; LIQUID FLOW; LIQUID-LIQUID MIXING;

EID: 0034067183     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003970050003     Document Type: Review

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