Sedimentation of a two-dimensional drop towards a rigid horizontal plane

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 552, Issue , 2006, Pages 345-351

  Lister, J R ^a   Morrison, N F ^a   Rallison, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; GRAVITATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENTATION; SURFACE TENSION;

EQUILIBRIUM DROP SHAPES; TRAPPED FLUID;

DROP FORMATION;

DRAINAGE; DROP FORMATION; GRAVITATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENTATION; SURFACE TENSION;

SEDIMENTATION;

EID: 33645333670     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112006008834     Document Type: Article

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