Axisymmetric boundary integral simulations of film drainage between two viscous drops

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 567, Issue , 2006, Pages 65-90

  Janssen, P J A ^a   Anderson, P D ^a   Peters, W M ^a   Meijer, H E H ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; BUOYANCY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DROP FORMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VISCOSITY;

BOUNDARY INTEGRAL METHOD; BUOYANCY-DRIVEN COLLISIONS; CAPILLARY NUMBERS; FILM DRAINAGE; INTERNAL CIRCULATION;

VISCOUS FLOW;

ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; BUOYANCY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DROP FORMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VISCOSITY; VISCOUS FLOW;

DRAINAGE; NUMERICAL METHOD; VISCOUS FLOW;

EID: 33750217122     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112006002084     Document Type: Article

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