Behaviour of a conducting drop in a highly viscous fluid subject to an electric field

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 581, Issue , 2007, Pages 469-493

  Dubash, N ^a   Mestel, A J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; BOUNDARY INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DEFORMATION; DROP BREAKUP; DROPS; FLUIDS; JETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VISCOSITY;

CONDUCTING DROP; ELECTRIC FIELD STRENGTH; SPHEROIDAL MODEL; VISCOUS INSULATING FLUID;

ELECTRIC FIELDS;

ASPECT RATIO; BOUNDARY INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DEFORMATION; DROP BREAKUP; DROPS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FLUIDS; JETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VISCOSITY;

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DROPLET; ELECTRIC FIELD; JET FLOW; NUMERICAL METHOD; RAYLEIGH NUMBER;

EID: 34547813359     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112007006040     Document Type: Article

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