Inertia-induced breakup of highly viscous drops subjected to simple shear

Damir B. Khismatullin, Yuriko Renardy, Vittorio Cristini

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Abstract

We investigate the inertia-driven breakup of viscous drops suspended in a less viscous liquid under simple shear. For Stokes flow, it is known that there is a critical value of the viscosity ratio, beyond which breakup does not occur. We find that for viscosity ratios larger than this, inertia can be used as a mechanism of breakup. Inertia increases the angle of tilt of the drops and effectively leads to emulsification for a wider range of viscosity ratios than in Stokes flow.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1351-1354
Number of pages4
JournalPhysics of Fluids
Volume15
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2003

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computational Mechanics
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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