Drop-size effects on coalescence of two equal-sized drops in a head-on collision

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1291-1310

  Hsu, Adam S ^a   Roy, Anshuman ^a   Leal, L Gary ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Coalescence; Drop size; Interfacial slip; Polymer blends

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; CALCIUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXPERIMENTS; POLYMER BLENDS; THICK FILMS;

A PRIORI ESTIMATES; EXPERIMENTAL DATUMS; EXTENSIONAL FLOWS; FILM DRAINAGES; FUNDAMENTAL LIMITATIONS; IMMISCIBLE FLUIDS; INTERFACIAL SLIP; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; ROLL MILLS; SCALING EXPONENTS; SCALING THEORIES; SHEAR RATES; SIZE EFFECTS; SLIP PARAMETERS; VISCOSITY RATIOS;

DROPS;

EID: 56049116041     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.2980013     Document Type: Article

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