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Drop Behavior in Uniform DC Electric Field

dc.contributor.authorSalipante, Paul F.
dc.contributor.authorVlahovska, Petia M.
dc.date.accessioned2009-10-16T13:37:23Z
dc.date.available2009-10-16T13:37:23Z
dc.date.issued2009-10-16T13:37:23Z
dc.description.abstractDrop deformation in uniform electric fields is a classic problem. The pioneering work of G.I.Taylor demonstrated that for weakly conducting media, the drop fluid undergoes a toroidal flow and the drop adopts a prolate or oblate spheroidal shape, the flow and shape being axisymmetrically aligned with the applied field. However, recent studies have revealed a nonaxisymmetric rotational mode for drops of lower conductivity than the surrounding medium, similar to the rotation of solid dielectric particles observed by Quincke in the 19th century. This fluid dynamics video demonstrates three behavioral modes. I) toroidal recirculation inside the drop in weak fields II) nonaxisymmetric fluid rotation in strong fields and III) drop breakup in strong fields.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipACS-PRF Grant 48415-G9en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1813/14077
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectDropsen_US
dc.subjectElectric Fieldsen_US
dc.titleDrop Behavior in Uniform DC Electric Fielden_US
dc.typevideo/moving imageen_US

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