Axisymmetric deformation and stability of a viscous drop in a steady electric field

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 590, Issue , 2007, Pages 239-264

  Lac, Etienne ^a   Homsy, G M ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; CAPILLARY FLOW; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FLOW FIELDS; HYDRODYNAMICS; SURFACE TENSION; VISCOSITY;

CREEPING FLOW; ELECTRIC CAPILLARY NUMBER;

DROPS;

BOUNDARY INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; CAPILLARY FLOW; DROPS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FLOW FIELDS; HYDRODYNAMICS; SURFACE TENSION; VISCOSITY;

CAPILLARITY; DIELECTRIC PROPERTY; ELECTRIC FIELD; FLOW FIELD; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIQUID;

EID: 35948956307     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112007007999     Document Type: Article

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