THE DEFORMATION OF A FLUID DROP IN AN ELECTRIC-FIELD - A SLENDER-BODY ANALYSIS

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SHERWOOD, JD
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JOURNAL OF PHYSICS A-MATHEMATICAL AND GENERAL | 1991年 / 24卷 / 17期
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10.1088/0305-4470/24/17/021
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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The deformation of a fluid droplet in an electric field is computed by a slender body analysis. The drop shape is assumed slender and axisymmetric, but is otherwise arbitrary. Both the shape and aspect ratio l/b of the drop are obtained, in the limit of a strong imposed field, to O(ln l/b)-1. The shape is found to be nearly spheroidal with sharper ends, as observed experimentally and as predicted by full numerical solutions.
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