An examination of droplet deformation and break-up between concentrically rotating cylinders

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 152, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 86-100

  Dressler, Marco ^a   Edwards, Brian J ^b   Windhab, Erich J ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b University of Tennessee Knoxville   (United States)

Author keywords

Droplet break up and coalescence; Immiscible polymer blends; Rotating cylinders

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; DEFORMATION; OPTIMIZATION; POLYMER BLENDS; ROTATIONAL FLOW; THERMODYNAMICS;

DROPLET DEFORMATION; ISOTHERMAL FLOW;

DROP BREAKUP;

COALESCENCE; DEFORMATION; DROP BREAKUP; OPTIMIZATION; POLYMER BLENDS; ROTATIONAL FLOW; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 43649093081     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2007.10.022     Document Type: Article

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