An experimental investigation of the break-up of a liquid drop falling in a miscible fluid
Anno: 1989
Autori: Arecchi F.T., Buah-Bassuah P.K., Francini F., Pérez-Garcia C., Quercioli F.
Affiliazione autori: Istituto Nazionale di Ottica, Largo E. Fermi 6, 50125 Firenze, Italy
Department of Physics, University of Firenze, 50125 Firenze, Italy;
Department of Physics, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana;
Departament de Fisica, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona), Catalonia, Spain
Abstract: A liquid drop falling in a lighter miscible fluid either undergoes a cascade of fragmentations, each appearing as a dynamic instability, or it mixes by diffusion, depending on the value of a fragmentation number F. F is the ratio of the diffusion time to the time required for the fluid to convectively mix. We assign an accurate experimental value to the critical fragmentation number Fc, which appears to be universal. When the fragmentation occurs, the interfacial area increases via successive splittings which display striking symmetries. We present experimental evidence and a qualitative explanation of such a phenomenon.
Giornale/Rivista: EUROPHYSICS LETTERS
Volume: 9 (4) Da Pagina: 333 A: 338
Parole chiavi: hydrodynamic stability and instabilityDOI: 10.1209/0295-5075/9/4/006Citazioni: 31dati da “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) aggiornati al: 2025-01-12Riferimenti tratti da Isi Web of Knowledge: (solo abbonati) Link per visualizzare la scheda su IsiWeb: Clicca quiLink per visualizzare la citazioni su IsiWeb: Clicca qui
