Numerical simulations of linear viscoelasticity of monodisperse emulsions of Newtonian drops in a Newtonian fluid from dilute to concentrated regime

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 53, Issue 5-6, 2014, Pages 401-416

  Villone, Massimiliano M ^a   D'Avino, Gaetano ^a   Hulsen, Martien A ^b   Greco, Francesco ^c   Maffettone, Pier Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Emulsion; Linear viscoelasticity; Numerical simulations; Small amplitude oscillatory shear

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901434759     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-014-0771-5     Document Type: Article

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