Interaction of a pair of ferrofluid drops in a rotating magnetic field

DOI10.1017/jfm.2018.261zbMath1404.76276OpenAlexW2802632450MaRDI QIDQ4563982

James J. Feng, Mingfeng Qiu, Shahriar Afkhami, Ching-Yao Chen

Publication date: 5 June 2018

Published in: Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2018.261

zbMATH Keywords

dropsdrops and bubbles

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Finite volume methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics (76M12) General theory of rotating fluids (76U05) Suspensions (76T20) Magnetohydrodynamics and electrohydrodynamics (76W05)

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Uses Software

• Gerris

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