Theory and numerical simulation of droplet dynamics in complex flows—a review
- 1 January 2004
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Lab on a Chip
- Vol. 4 (4) , 257-264
- https://doi.org/10.1039/b403226h
Abstract
We review theoretical and numerical studies and methods for droplet deformation, breakup and coalescence in flows relevant to the design of micro channels for droplet generation and manipulation.Keywords
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