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Electrohydrodynamic deformation and interaction of drop pairs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 August 1998

J. C. BAYGENTS ,
N. J. RIVETTE  and
H. A. STONE
J. C. BAYGENTS
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
N. J. RIVETTE
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
H. A. STONE
Affiliation:
Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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Abstract

The motion of two drops in a uniform electric field is considered using the leaky dielectric model. The drops are assumed to have no native charge and a dielectrophoretic effect favours translation of the drops toward one another. However, circulatory flows that stem from electrohydrodynamic stresses may either act with or against this dielectrophoretic effect. Consequently, both prolate and oblate drop deformations may be generated and significant deformation occurs near drop contact owing to enhancement of the local electric field. For sufficiently widely spaced drops, electrohydrodynamic flows dominate direct electrical interactions so drops may be pushed apart, though closely spaced drops almost always move together as a result of the electrical interaction or deformation.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 368 , 10 August 1998 , pp. 359 - 375
Copyright
© 1998 Cambridge University Press

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