Drop breakup in dilute Newtonian emulsions in simple shear flow: New drop breakup mechanisms

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 367-392

  Zhao, Xinyu ^a,b  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b Ticona Engineering Polymers   (United States)

Author keywords

Drop breakup; Drop re breaking; Drop size and distribution; Monodisperse emuslion; Newtonian emulsion; Simple shear flow

Indexed keywords

DROP REBREAKING; DROP SIZE AND DISTRIBUTION; MONODISPERSE EMUSLION; NEWTONIAN EMULSION;

CAPILLARY FLOW; EMULSIONS; POLYDISPERSITY; SHEAR FLOW; VISCOSITY;

DROP BREAKUP;

EID: 34247849248     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.2714641     Document Type: Article

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