Bubble break-up in a straining flow at finite Reynolds numbers

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 551, Issue , 2006, Pages 175-184

  Revuelta, A ^a   Rodriguez Rodriguez J ^b   Martinez Bazan C ^c  

^a CIEMAT   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VISCOSITY;

BUBBLE BREAK-UP; STRAINING FLOW; WEBER NUMBERS;

FLUID MECHANICS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); FLUID MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VISCOSITY;

BUBBLE; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VISCOSITY;

EID: 33646819661     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112005008505     Document Type: Article

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