Global stability of stretched jets: Conditions for the generation of monodisperse micro-emulsions using coflows

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 738, Issue , 2014, Pages 335-357

  Gordillo, J M ^a   Sevilla, A ^b   Campo Cortes F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

absolute convective instability; drops; slender body theory

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; DROPS; JETS; LIQUIDS; MICROEMULSIONS; OSTWALD RIPENING; PARALLEL FLOW;

ABSOLUTE/CONVECTIVE INSTABILITIES; CAPILLARY NUMBERS; GENERAL STABILITIES; LIQUID JET DIAMETER; SLENDER-BODY THEORY; STABILITY ANALYSIS; STABILIZATION MECHANISMS; VISCOSITY RATIOS;

STABILIZATION;

EMULSION; IMMISCIBLE FLUID; JET FLOW; STREAMFLOW; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84910137014     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2013.600     Document Type: Article

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