The effect of compatibilizer on the coalescene of two drops in flow

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 849-867

  Ha, J W ^a   Yoon, Yosang ^a   Leal, L G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; COPOLYMERS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; VISCOSITY;

COMPATIBILIZERS;

COALESCENCE;

COALESCENCE; DROPLET; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MILL; MODELING; POLYMER;

EID: 0038330517     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1555803     Document Type: Article

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