Dynamics of drop coalescence at fluid interfaces

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 620, Issue , 2009, Pages 333-352

  Blanchette, François ^a   Bigioni, Terry P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; FLOCCULATION; LIQUIDS; VISCOSITY;

DROP COALESCENCE; FLUID INTERFACE; IMPACT VELOCITIES; LIQUID RESERVOIRS; PARTIAL COALESCENCE; SATELLITE DROPLETS; VERTICAL VELOCITY; VISCOSITY RATIOS;

DROPS;

CAPILLARY WAVE; COALESCENCE; DROPLET; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUID DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 63249084086     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112008004801     Document Type: Article

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