Hydrodynamic instabilities of viscous coalescing droplets

Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Aryafar, H ^a   Kavehpour, H P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRIDGES; DROP FORMATION; DROPS; FLOCCULATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; HIGH SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY; HYDRODYNAMICS;

FLUID-FLUID INTERFACES; HYDRODYNAMIC INSTABILITIES;

FLUID MECHANICS;

EID: 51849147483     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: 15502376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.78.037302     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. O. Reynolds, Proc. Lit. Phil. Soc. Manc. 21, 413 (1881).
2. L. Rayleigh, Proc. R. Soc. London PRSLAZ 0370-1662 28, 406 (1879).
3. R. M. Wiley, J. Colloid Sci. JCSCA7 0095-8522 10.1016/0095-8522(54)90030- 6 9, 427 (1954).
4. T. Gillespie and E. K. Rideal, Trans. Faraday Soc. TFSOA4 0014-7672 10.1039/tf9565200173 52, 173 (1956).
5. G. E. Charles and S. G. Mason, J. Colloid Sci. JCSCA7 0095-8522 10.1016/0095-8522(60)90012-X 15, 105 (1960).
6. G. Marrucci, Chem. Eng. Sci. CESCAC 0009-2509 10.1016/0009-2509(69)87006- 5 24, 975 (1969).
7. S. Hartland, Chem.-Ing.-Tech. CITEAH 0009-286X 42, 148 (1970).
8. D. F. Cooper, B. H. Davey, and J. W. Smith, Can. J. Chem. Eng. CJCEA7 0008-4034 54, 631 (1976).
9. M. M. Wu, T. Cubaud, and C. M. Ho, Phys. Fluids PHFLE6 1070-6631 10.1063/1.1756928 16, L51 (2004).
10. F. Baldessari and L. G. Leal, Phys. Fluids PHFLE6 1070-6631 10.1063/1.2158427 18, 013602 (2006).
11. F. Blanchette and T. P. Bigioni, Nat. Phys. ZZZZZZ 1745-2473 2, 254 (2006).
12. H. Aryafar, A. S. Lukyanets, and H. P. Kavehpour, Appl. Math. Res. Exp. 2000, 94630.
13. H. Aryafar and H. P. Kavehpour, Phys. Fluids PHFLE6 1070-6631 10.1063/1.2227435 18, 072105 (2006).
14. D. Aarts, Phys. Rev. Lett. PRLTAO 0031-9007 10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.164503 95, 164503 (2005).
15. L. Duchemin, J. Eggers, and C. Josserand, J. Fluid Mech. JFLSA7 0022-1120 10.1017/S0022112003004646 487, 167 (2003).
16. S. T. Thoroddsen and K. Takehara, Phys. Fluids PHFLE6 1070-6631 10.1063/1.870380 12, 1265 (2000).
17. S. T. Thoroddsen, K. Takehara, and T. G. Etoh, J. Fluid Mech. JFLSA7 0022-1120 10.1017/S0022112004003076 527, 85 (2005).
18. J. Eggers, J. R. Lister, and H. A. Stone, J. Fluid Mech. JFLSA7 0022-1120 10.1017/S002211209900662X 401, 293 (1999).
19. W. Yao, Phys. Rev. E PLEEE8 1063-651X 10.1103/PhysRevE.71.016309 71, 016309 (2005).
20. E. Reyssat and D. Quere, Europhys. Lett. EULEEJ 0295-5075 10.1209/epl/i2006-10262-x 76, 236 (2006).
21. See EPAPS Document No. E-PLEEE8-78-030809 for a movie of a mineral oil droplet coalescing at a 100 cSt silicone oil-mineral interface. For more information on EPAPS, see http://www.aip.org/pubservs/epaps.html.
22. G. E. Charles and S. G. Mason, J. Colloid Sci. JCSCA7 0095-8522 10.1016/0095-8522(60)90026-X 15, 236 (1960).
23. Z. Mohamed-Kassim and E. K. Longmire, Phys. Fluids PHFLE6 1070-6631 10.1063/1.1735686 16, 2170 (2004).
24. P. G. Saffman and G. Taylor, Proc. R. Soc. London, Ser. A PRLAAZ 1364-5021 10.1098/rspa.1958.0085 245, 312 (1958).
25. S. Middleman, Modeling Axisymmetric Flows: Dynamics of Films, Jets, and Drops (Academic, San Diego, 1995), p. 299.
26. J. Eggers, Rev. Mod. Phys. RMPHAT 0034-6861 10.1103/RevModPhys.69.865 69, 865 (1997).
27. J. R. Lister and H. A. Stone, Phys. Fluids PHFLE6 1070-6631 10.1063/1.869799 10, 2758 (1998).
28. M. P. Brenner and D. Gueyffier, Phys. Fluids PHFLE6 1070-6631 10.1063/1.869942 11, 737 (1999).