Generation of secondary droplets in coalescence of a drop at a liquid-liquid interface

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 655, Issue , 2010, Pages 72-104

  Ray, B ^a   Biswas, G ^a   Sharma, A ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; DROPS; GRAVITATION; NUMERICAL METHODS;

A COUPLED LEVEL SET AND VOLUME OF FLUID METHODS (CLSVOF); DAUGHTER DROPLETS; INTERFACIAL SURFACE TENSION; LIQUID-LIQUID INTERFACES; PARTIAL COALESCENCE; POWER LAW SCALINGS; SECONDARY DROPLETS; TRANSITION REGIMES;

LIQUIDS;

COALESCENCE; DROPLET; GRAVITY; INERTIA; INTERFACE; LIQUID; NUMERICAL MODEL; POWER LAW; SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 77957122136     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112010000662     Document Type: Article

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