A criterion for when an emulsion drop undergoing turbulent deformation has reached a critically deformed state
(2022) In Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 648.- Abstract
- Turbulent breakup in emulsification devices is a dynamic process. Small viscous drops undergo a sequence of oscillations before entering the monotonic deformation phase leading to breakup. The turbulence-interface interactions prior to reaching critical deformation are therefore essential for understanding and modeling breakup. This contribution uses numerical experiments to characterize the critically deformed state (defined as a state from which breakup will follow deterministically, even if no further external stresses would act on the drop). Critical deformation does not coincide with a threshold maximum surface area, as previously suggested. A drop is critically deformed when a neck has formed locally with a curvature such that the... (More)
- Turbulent breakup in emulsification devices is a dynamic process. Small viscous drops undergo a sequence of oscillations before entering the monotonic deformation phase leading to breakup. The turbulence-interface interactions prior to reaching critical deformation are therefore essential for understanding and modeling breakup. This contribution uses numerical experiments to characterize the critically deformed state (defined as a state from which breakup will follow deterministically, even if no further external stresses would act on the drop). Critical deformation does not coincide with a threshold maximum surface area, as previously suggested. A drop is critically deformed when a neck has formed locally with a curvature such that the Laplace pressure exceeds that of the smallest of the bulbs connected by the neck. This corresponds to a destabilizing internal flow, further thinning the neck. Assuming that the deformation leads to two spherical bulbs linked by a cylindrical neck, the critical deformation is achieved when the neck diameter becomes smaller than the radius of the smallest bulb. The role of emulsifiers is also discussed. (Less)
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- Turbulent breakup in emulsification devices is a dynamic process. Small viscous drops undergo a sequence of oscillations before entering the monotonic deformation phase leading to breakup. The turbulence-interface interactions prior to reaching critical deformation are therefore essential for understanding and modeling breakup. This contribution uses numerical experiments to characterize the critically deformed state (defined as a state from which breakup will follow deterministically, even if no further external stresses would act on the drop). Critical deformation does not coincide with a threshold maximum surface area, as previously suggested. A drop is critically deformed when a neck has formed locally with a curvature such that the... (More)
- Turbulent breakup in emulsification devices is a dynamic process. Small viscous drops undergo a sequence of oscillations before entering the monotonic deformation phase leading to breakup. The turbulence-interface interactions prior to reaching critical deformation are therefore essential for understanding and modeling breakup. This contribution uses numerical experiments to characterize the critically deformed state (defined as a state from which breakup will follow deterministically, even if no further external stresses would act on the drop). Critical deformation does not coincide with a threshold maximum surface area, as previously suggested. A drop is critically deformed when a neck has formed locally with a curvature such that the Laplace pressure exceeds that of the smallest of the bulbs connected by the neck. This corresponds to a destabilizing internal flow, further thinning the neck. Assuming that the deformation leads to two spherical bulbs linked by a cylindrical neck, the critical deformation is achieved when the neck diameter becomes smaller than the radius of the smallest bulb. The role of emulsifiers is also discussed.
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- Håkansson, Andreas LU ; Crialesi-Esposito, Marco ; Nilsson, Lars LU and Brandt, Luca
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- 2022-05-13
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- Emulsification, Drop breakup, DNS, Turbulence, Deformation, Emulsion
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- Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
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- 648
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- 129213
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- 13 pages
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- Elsevier
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- scopus:85130907691
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- 0927-7757
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- 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129213
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abstract = {{Turbulent breakup in emulsification devices is a dynamic process. Small viscous drops undergo a sequence of oscillations before entering the monotonic deformation phase leading to breakup. The turbulence-interface interactions prior to reaching critical deformation are therefore essential for understanding and modeling breakup. This contribution uses numerical experiments to characterize the critically deformed state (defined as a state from which breakup will follow deterministically, even if no further external stresses would act on the drop). Critical deformation does not coincide with a threshold maximum surface area, as previously suggested. A drop is critically deformed when a neck has formed locally with a curvature such that the Laplace pressure exceeds that of the smallest of the bulbs connected by the neck. This corresponds to a destabilizing internal flow, further thinning the neck. Assuming that the deformation leads to two spherical bulbs linked by a cylindrical neck, the critical deformation is achieved when the neck diameter becomes smaller than the radius of the smallest bulb. The role of emulsifiers is also discussed.}},
author = {{Håkansson, Andreas and Crialesi-Esposito, Marco and Nilsson, Lars and Brandt, Luca}},
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keywords = {{Emulsification; Drop breakup; DNS; Turbulence; Deformation; Emulsion}},
language = {{eng}},
month = {{05}},
publisher = {{Elsevier}},
series = {{Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects}},
title = {{A criterion for when an emulsion drop undergoing turbulent deformation has reached a critically deformed state}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129213}},
doi = {{10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129213}},
volume = {{648}},
year = {{2022}},
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