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A Note on the Transient Electrohydrodynamics of a Liquid Drop

Asghar Esmaeeli¹, Ali Behjatian¹

1 Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing 2017, 13(3), 143-153. https://doi.org/10.3970/fdmp.2017.013.143

Abstract

The evolution of the flow field in and around a liquid drop in a unifor-m electric field for fluid systems corresponding to region (II) of the circulation-deformation map is fundamentally different than that for the rest of the map and has not been explored before. This is examined here and justified mathematical-ly. Furthermore a methodology is developed to predict the flow pattern, which is likely to be helpful in predicting the evolution of the flow field in more complex circumstances.

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