Surface free energy analysis of electrospun fibers based on Rayleigh-Plateau/Weber instabilities
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2017.04.017
Abstract: Electrospinning is an increasingly common technique used to produce fibers with a range of diameters. These electrospun fibers are used extensively in applications that exploit the material’s high surface area to volume ratio, thus requiring… read more here.
Keywords: surface; electrospun fibers; surface free; free energy ... See more keywords
Interfacial instabilities in two immiscible flows in an annular duct: Shear-thinning fluids surrounded with Newtonian fluids
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DOI: 10.1063/1.4983188
Abstract: In this paper, the stability of two co-axial immiscible fluids flowing in an annular duct is investigated. The inner layer consists of a shear-thinning fluid, which is surrounded by a Newtonian liquid annulus in the… read more here.
Keywords: thinning effect; annular duct; surrounded newtonian; shear thinning ... See more keywords
Smoothed particle hydrodynamics modelling of the Rayleigh-Plateau instability
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DOI: 10.15632/jtam-pl.56.3.675
Abstract: The break-up of liquid ligaments and formation of droplets are elementary phenomena in multiphase flows which are of high importance in industrial and medical applications. From the numerical point of view, they require proper interface… read more here.
Keywords: hydrodynamics; smoothed particle; particle hydrodynamics; plateau instability ... See more keywords