Flow induced coalescence of drops in a viscous fluid

DOI10.1063/1.1701892zbMath1186.76314OpenAlexW2141486755MaRDI QIDQ3554422

L. Gary Leal

Publication date: 22 April 2010

Published in: Physics of Fluids (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1701892

zbMATH Keywords

surfactantsexternal flowsdropspolymer blends

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Fluid mechanics (76-XX)

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