Field-induced motion of ferrofluid droplets through immiscible viscous media

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 610, Issue , 2008, Pages 363-380

  Afkhami, S ^a   Renardy, Y ^a   Renardy, M ^a   Riffle, J S ^a   St Perre, T ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAG; LAPLACE TRANSFORMS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS;

APPLIED MAGNETIC FIELDS; AXISYMMETRIC GEOMETRIES; CONTINUUM SURFACE FORCES; FIELD-INDUCED MOTION; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; MOMENTUM EQUATION; NUMERICAL ALGORITHMS; VOLUME OF FLUIDS;

DROP BREAKUP;

ALGORITHM; DRAG; DROPLET; EQUATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; IMMISCIBLE FLUID; LAPLACE TRANSFORM; VISCOUS FLOW;

EID: 54749151884     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112008002589     Document Type: Article

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