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The instability of an annular thread of fluid

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2006

Simon L. Goren
Simon L. Goren
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Department of Chemical Engineering, the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
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Abstract

The instability of an annular coating of liquid on a wire or on the inside of a small tube subject to capillary forces at its free surface is discussed. It was found that for given values of s/a, the ratio of the two radii of the annulus, and S ≡ρTa/μ2, the reciprocal of the square of the Ohnesorge number, there is a disturbance of a certain wavelength (2πa/λ)*, which grows more rapidly than disturbances of any other wavelength. One would therefore expect the liquid to break up into a regular pattern of drops with spacing given by this wavelength. The dependence of (2πa/λ)* on s/a and S has been calculated and is presented graphically. Experimental observations on drop formation on wires and in tubes which agree with the calculations are given.

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Research Article
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 12 , Issue 2 , February 1962 , pp. 309 - 319
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© 1962 Cambridge University Press

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