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Drop formation in a one-dimensional approximation of the Navier–Stokes equation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2006

Jens Eggers  and
Todd F. Dupont
Jens Eggers
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics and the James Franck Institute, the University of Chicago, 5734 University Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA Present address: Universität GH Essen, FB7, 45117 Essen, Germany.
Todd F. Dupont
Affiliation:
Department of Computer Science, the University of Chicago, 1100 East 58th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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Abstract

We consider the viscous motion of a thin axisymmetric column of fluid with a free surface. A one-dimensional equation of motion for the velocity and the radius is derived from the Navier–Strokes equation. We compare our results with recent experiments on the breakup of a liquid jet and on the bifurcation of a drop suspended from an orifice. The equations form singularities as the fluid neck is pinching off. The nature of the singularities is investigated in detail.

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 262 , 3 October 1994 , pp. 205 - 221
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© 1994 Cambridge University Press

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