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Growth and translation of a liquid-vapour compound drop in a second liquid. Part 1. Fluid mechanics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2006

S. T. Vuong  and
S. S. Sadhal
S. T. Vuong
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-1453, USA
S. S. Sadhal
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-1453, USA
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Abstract

The fluid dynamics associated with a compound drop consisting of a vapour bubble, partly surrounded by its own liquid in another immiscible liquid is considered. The fluid motion is analysed in the limit of Stokes flow and at the same time the surface tension forces are considered to be large enough to allow the interfaces to have uniform curvature. The flow field consists of translation and growth that can arise from change of phase.

An exact analytical solution for the axisymmetric flow field is obtained. The important results of physical interest are the drag force and the flow behaviour. In the case without growth, the drag force lies between the bubble and the solid-sphere limits for a sphere of the same volume as the total liquid and vapour dispersed phase. The maximum drag force is observed when the liquid and vapour volumes are nearly the same. This is the effect of weak circulation due to the smaller available space as compared with a spherical drop. With growth this effect appears to be enhanced. The flow streamlines exhibit secondary vortices in the dispersed phase when there is growth. The velocity field and the drag results here are applied to the heat transfer problem for the compound drop in Part 2 of this two-part series.

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 209 , December 1989 , pp. 617 - 637
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© 1989 Cambridge University Press

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