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Numerical and experimental study of the dynamics of axisymmetric slender liquid bridges

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 April 2006

José Meseguer  and
Angel Sanz
José Meseguer
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Aerodinámica, E.T.S.I. Aeronáuticos, Universidad Politécnica. 28040 Madrid, Spain
Angel Sanz
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Aerodinámica, E.T.S.I. Aeronáuticos, Universidad Politécnica. 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Abstract

A one-dimensional inviscid slice model has been used to study numerically the influence of axial microgravity on the breaking of liquid bridges having a volume close to that of gravitationless minimum volume stability limit. Equilibrium shapes and stability limits have been obtained as well as the dependence of the volume of the two drops formed after breaking on both the length and the volume of the liquid bridge. The breaking process has also been studied experimentally. Good agreement has been found between theory and experiment for neutrally buoyant systems.

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Research Article
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 153 , April 1985 , pp. 83 - 101
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© 1985 Cambridge University Press

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