Dynamics of droplet breakup in a t-junction

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 717, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Hoang, D A ^a   Portela, L M ^a   Kleijn, C R ^a   Kreutzer, M T ^a   Steijn, V Van ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breakup coalescence; Drops and bubbles; Micro nano fluid dynamics; Microfluidics

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; DYNAMICS; MICROFLUIDICS;

BREAKUP/COALESCENCE; CRITICAL CONDITION; DROPLET DEFORMATION; DROPS AND BUBBLES; END-PINCHING MECHANISM; MICRO-/NANO-FLUID DYNAMICS; MICROCHANNEL GEOMETRIES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS;

DROP BREAKUP;

CAPILLARITY; COALESCENCE; DROPLET; FLOW FIELD; FLOW MODELING; FLUID DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VISCOSITY; BUBBLE;

EID: 84879538031     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2013.18     Document Type: Article

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