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The Two Fluid Drop Snap-off Problem: Experiments and Theory

Itai Cohen, Michael P. Brenner, Jens Eggers, Sidney R. Nagel

physics.flu-dynarXiv:physics/9902071

Abstract

We address the dynamics of a drop with viscosity λη breaking up inside another fluid of viscosity η. For λ=1, a scaling theory predicts the time evolution of the drop shape near the point of snap-off which is in excellent agreement with experiment and previous simulations of Lister and Stone. We also investigate the λ dependence of the shape and breaking rate.

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