Effect of Shear on Droplets in a Binary Mixture

Alexander J. Wagner () and J. M. Yeomans ()
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Alexander J. Wagner: Theoretical Physics, University of Oxford, 1 Keble Rd., Oxford OX1 3NP, United Kingdom
J. M. Yeomans: Theoretical Physics, University of Oxford, 1 Keble Rd., Oxford OX1 3NP, United Kingdom

International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), 1997, vol. 08, issue 04, 773-782

Abstract: In this article we use a lattice-Boltzmann simulation to examine the effects of shear flow on an equilibrium droplet in a phase separated binary mixture. We find that large drops break up as the shear is increased but small drops dissolve. We also show how the tip-streaming, observed for deformed drops, leads to a state of dynamic equilibrium.

Keywords: Lattice-Boltzmann; Binary Mixture; Droplets; Shear Flow; Break-Up; Dissolving; Tip-Streaming (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1997
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