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- Title
Hemline breakup of gel drops subjected to a continuous air flow.
- Authors
Wang, Zi-Yu; Yao, Feng; Zhao, Hui; Shi, Zhe-Hang; Liu, Hai-Feng
- Abstract
To explore the effect of yield stress on the secondary breakup of gel drops, experimental and theoretical investigations are carried out by employing a high-speed camera. A unique hemline-type breakup, as a modified behaviour of sheet-thinning breakup, occurs when the air velocity increases to a high region. The edges of the drops constantly deform into thin membranes when the high-velocity air skims over the gel drops. These membranes vibrate vertically, and breaking points occur at high amplitudes, causing the formation of reticular fragments. The results of linear stability analysis indicated that the yield stress of the gel drops has an influence on the formation and breakup of the gel membranes. The breakup regime map and breakup times are also studied.
- Subjects
YIELD stress; RETICULAR formation; LINEAR statistical models; AIR flow
- Publication
Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2023, Vol 959, p1
- ISSN
0022-1120
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/jfm.2023.136