Effect of confinement on the steady-state behavior of single droplets during shear flow

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 139-153

  Vananroye, Anja ^a   Van Puyvelde, Peter ^a   Moldenaers, Paula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Confinement; Droplet deformation; Droplet orientation; Steady state shear flow; Viscosity ratio

Indexed keywords

CONFINED FLOW; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; SHEAR FLOW; VISCOSITY;

DROPLET DEFORMATION; DROPLET ORIENTATION; STEADY-STATE SHEAR FLOW; VISCOSITY RATIO;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 33846437431     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.2399089     Document Type: Article

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