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View SchemaThe Two Fluid Drop Snap-off Problem: Experiments and Theory
| Authors | Itai Cohen, Michael P. Brenner, Jens Eggers, Sidney R. Nagel |
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| ArXiv ID | physics/9902071 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/9902071 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.1147 |
Abstract
We address the dynamics of a drop with viscosity $\lambda \eta$ breaking up inside another fluid of viscosity $\eta$. For $\lambda=1$, a scaling theory predicts the time evolution of the drop shape near the point of snap-off which is in excellent agreement with experiment and previous simulations of Lister and Stone. We also investigate the $\lambda$ dependence of the shape and breaking rate.
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