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A falling fluid droplet in an oscillating flow field

Physics of Fluids, ISSN: 1089-7666, Vol: 36, Issue: 2
2024
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Article Description

We examine the flow in and around a falling fluid droplet in a vertically oscillating flow. We assume axisymmetric Stokes flow, and for small deformations to the droplet, the governing equations can be linearized leading to an infinite system of linear ordinary differential equations. In this study, we have analytically solved the problem in the small-capillary limit. We note that the solution locally breaks down at the poles of the droplet. The drag and center of the mass were also obtained. In the case when only odd modes are present, the droplet shows three-dimensional axisymmetric heart-shaped solutions oscillating vertically in time. When only even modes are present, the droplet exhibits axisymmetric stretching and squeezing.

Bibliographic Details

I. T. Williams; S. Kalliadasis; S. C. Generalis; P. M. J. Trevelyan

AIP Publishing

Engineering; Physics and Astronomy; Chemical Engineering

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