Phys. Rev. E 79, 046323 (2009) - Numerical simulation of drop retraction after a strain jump

Numerical simulation of drop retraction after a strain jump

Yuriko Renardy, Michael Renardy, Souad Assighaou, and Lazhar Benyahia

Phys. Rev. E 79, 046323 – Published 24 April 2009

Abstract

A spherical drop of one liquid suspended in another is subjected to an instantaneous initial shear. We simulate the retraction of the drop to its spherical equilibrium and compare the results with recent experiments. In agreement with the experiments, we observe a two-step relaxation process.

Received 16 February 2009

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.79.046323

©2009 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Yuriko Renardy and Michael Renardy^*

Department of Mathematics, Virginia Tech, 460 McBryde Hall, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0123, USA

Souad Assighaou and Lazhar Benyahia^†

Polyméres, Colloïdes, Interfaces, UMR CNRS 6120, Université du Maine 1, Avenue Olivier Messiaen, 72085 Le Mans, France

^*renardy@math.vt.edu; URL: http://www.math.vt.edu/people/renardyy
^†Lazhar.Benyahia@univ-lemans.fr; URL: http://www.univ-lemans.fr/sciences/wpci

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Vol. 79, Iss. 4 — April 2009

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