Axisymmetric capillary waves on thin annular liquid sheets. I. Temporal stability

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1417-1439

  Mehring, C ^a   Sirignano, W A ^a  

^a University of California Irvine   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXISYMMETRIC FLOW; CAPILLARY FLOW; STABILITY; WAVE;

EID: 0034129243     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.870393     Document Type: Article

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