Stability of the shape of a surfactant-laden drop translating at low Reynolds number

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 773-784

  Johnson, Robert A ^a   Borhan, Ali ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROPLET; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STABILITY; SURFACTANT;

EID: 0034122374     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.870334     Document Type: Article

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