Capillary dynamics of coupled spherical-cap droplets

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 580, Issue , 2007, Pages 495-505

  Theisen, E A ^a   Vogel, M J ^a   Lopez C A ^b   Hiirsa, A H ^b   Steen, P H ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FLOW; DEFORMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STEADY FLOW; VISCOSITY;

CAPILLARY DYNAMICS; FINITE-AMPLITUDE DEFORMATION; RAYLEIGH VIBRATION;

DROPS;

CAPILLARY FLOW; DEFORMATION; DROPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STEADY FLOW; VISCOSITY;

CAPILLARITY; DROPLET; FLOW MODELING; FLOW STABILITY; OSCILLATING FLOW; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; SURFACE TENSION; VIBRATION; VISCOSITY;

EID: 34548167551     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112007005514     Document Type: Article

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