Understanding droplet coalescence and its use to estimate interfacial tension

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 514-523

  Verdier, Claude ^a   Brizard, Matthieu ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Coalescence; Elongation; PIV; Polymer; Viscosity ratio

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; DROPLET; INTERFACIAL TENSION; POLYMER; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0036803676     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-002-0249-8     Document Type: Article

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