Computational analysis of binary collisions of shear-thinning droplets

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 166, Issue 14-15, 2011, Pages 799-810

  Focke, Christian ^a   Bothe, Dieter ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Free surface flow; Head on collision; Lamella stabilization; VOF method

Indexed keywords

BINARY COLLISIONS; BINARY DROPLET COLLISIONS; COLLISION DYNAMICS; COMPLEX DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DROPLET COLLISION; EFFECTIVE CONSTANTS; EFFECTIVE VISCOSITY; ELEMENTARY PROCESS; FREE-SURFACE FLOW; HEAD-ON COLLISION; LAMELLA STABILIZATION; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS; POSTERIORI; QUALITATIVE PREDICTIONS; QUANTITATIVE PREDICTION; REACTIVE MIXING; SHEAR THINNING; SHEAR-THINNING LIQUIDS; SPRAY PROCESS; THIN FLUIDS; TIME EVOLUTIONS; TRANSPORT PROCESS; VOF METHOD; VOLUME OF FLUID METHOD;

DROP BREAKUP; FLUIDS; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; NUMERICAL METHODS; RHEOLOGY; STABILIZATION; VISCOSITY;

SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 79959223790     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2011.03.011     Document Type: Article

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