Shear-thinning drop formation

Authors

  • M. R. Davidson
  • J. J. Cooper-White
  • V. Tirtaatmadja

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21914/anziamj.v45i0.897

Abstract

A volume-of-fluid numerical method is used to predict the dynamics of drop formation from a nozzle with a circular exit, directed vertically downwards in air, when the drop fluid is shear-thinning. The validity of the numerical calculation is first confirmed for a Newtonian fluid by comparison with experimental measurements. For the cases considered, predictions for a shear-thinning drop fluid result in more rapid pinch-off and a smaller final neck length consistent with a related study of liquid bridges.

Published

2004-06-10

Issue

Section

Proceedings Computational Techniques and Applications Conference