An experimental study of the coalescence between a drop and an interface in Newtonian and polymeric liquids

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Chen, Xiaopeng ^a   Mandre, Shreyas ^a   Feng, James J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); DROP FORMATION; NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; OILS AND FATS; POLYMERS; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY; WATER;

CAPILLARY PINCH-OFF; DROP SIZE; OIL-WATER INTERFACE;

COALESCENCE;

ADSORPTION; COALESCENCE; CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); DROP FORMATION; NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; OILS AND FATS; POLYMERS; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY; WATER;

EID: 33749245863     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2349586     Document Type: Article

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