Numerical simulation of the head-on collision of two equal-sized drops with van der Waals forces

Journal of Engineering Mathematics

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 99-121

  Jiang, X ^a   James, A J ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Coalescence; Drop collision; Van der Waals force; Volume of fluid

Indexed keywords

AXISYMMETRIC; BODY FORCES; DISJOINING PRESSURES; DROP DEFORMATION; FILM DRAINAGE; HAMAKER CONSTANTS; HEAD-ON COLLISION; MIRROR IMAGES; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATION; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; SYMMETRY PLANES; THIN-FILMS; VAN DER WAALS; VISCOSITY RATIOS; VOLUME OF FLUID; VOLUME-OF-FLUID METHOD;

AUTOMOBILE EXHIBITIONS; COALESCENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION LANGUAGES; DROPS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VISCOSITY;

VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

EID: 58249126219     PISSN: 00220833     EISSN: 15732703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10665-006-9091-9     Document Type: Article

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