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Non-Newtonian slender drops in a nonlinear extensional flow

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 August 2019

Moshe Favelukis Open the ORCID record for Moshe Favelukis [Opens in a new window]
Moshe Favelukis*
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Department of Chemical Engineering, Shenkar – College of Engineering and Design, Ramat-Gan, 5252626, Israel
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Abstract

In this theoretical report we explore the deformation and stability of a power-law non-Newtonian slender drop embedded in a Newtonian liquid undergoing a nonlinear extensional creeping flow. The dimensionless parameters describing this problem are: the capillary number $(Ca\gg 1)$, the viscosity ratio $(\unicode[STIX]{x1D706}\ll 1)$, the power-law index $(n)$ and the nonlinear intensity of the flow $(|E|\ll 1)$. Asymptotic analytical solutions were obtained near the centre and close to the end of the drop suggesting that only Newtonian and shear thinning drops $(n\leqslant 1)$ with pointed ends are possible. We described the shape of the drop as a series expansion about the centre of the drop, and performed a stability analysis in order to distinguish between stable and unstable stationary states and to establish the breakup point. Our findings suggest: (i) shear thinning drops are less elongated than Newtonian drops, (ii) as non-Newtonian effects increase or as $n$ decreases, breakup becomes more difficult, and (iii) as the flow becomes more nonlinear, breakup is facilitated.

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Low-Reynolds-number flows: Slender-body theory
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 877 , 25 October 2019 , pp. 561 - 581
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© 2019 Cambridge University Press 

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