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Impacts of Free-falling Spheres on a Deep Liquid Pool with Altered Fluid and Impactor Surface Conditions
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Impacts of Free-falling Spheres on a Deep Liquid Pool with Altered Fluid and Impactor Surface Conditions

Published on: February 17, 2019

Comment on "Two touching spherical drops in uniaxial extensional flow: analytic solution to the creeping flow

M B Nemer, X Chen, D H Papadopoulos

    Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
    |January 26, 2007
    PubMed
    Summary

    Internal circulation within drops does not significantly affect liquid film drainage between them during straining flow, contrary to previous findings. This study re-evaluates drop dynamics and fluid flow interactions.

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