Coalescence of viscous liquid drops

W. Yao, H. J. Maris, P. Pennington, G. M. Seidel

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Abstract

We report on studies of the early stage of coalescence of two liquid drops. The drops were high viscosity silicon oil immersed in a water-alcohol mixture of the same density in order to eliminate the effects of gravity. The viscosity was sufficiently large that measurements could be made under the conditions of Stokes flow. Measurements were made of the radius of the neck between the drops as a function of the time from the onset of coalescence, and the results compared with theoretical predictions.

Original languageEnglish
Article number016309
JournalPhysical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
Volume71
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2005
Externally publishedYes

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