An experimental study on Rosensweig instability of a ferrofluid droplet

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Chen, Ching Yao ^a   Cheng, Z Y ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONTACT ANGLE; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FLUIDS; NUMERICAL METHODS;

BOND NUMBER; FERROFLUID DROPLETS; ROSENSWEIG INSTABILITY;

DROP BREAKUP;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONTACT ANGLE; DROP BREAKUP; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FLUIDS; NUMERICAL METHODS;

EID: 44649170452     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2929372     Document Type: Article

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