A numerical investigation of central binary collision of droplets

Computers and Fluids

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1191-1202

  Nikolopoulos, N ^a   Nikas, K S ^a,b   Bergeles, G ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; DROP BREAKUP; DROP FORMATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TENSION; VISCOUS FLOW;

AXI-SYMMETRIC; BINARY COLLISIONS; COLLISION PROCESS; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; FINITE VOLUME TECHNIQUES; GASEOUS PHASE; INDICATOR FUNCTIONS; LIQUID-GAS INTERFACES; LOCAL GRID REFINEMENTS; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; NUMERICAL SOLUTIONS; PINCH OFFS; SATELLITE DROPLETS; SURFACE ENERGIES; VISCOUS DISSIPATIONS; VOLUME OF FLUID METHODS;

PHASE INTERFACES;

EID: 62549162137     PISSN: 00457930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compfluid.2008.11.007     Document Type: Article

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