Abstract
We address the dynamics of a drop with viscosity breaking up inside another fluid of viscosity . We track the time evolution of the drop near snap-off in the experiments and then compare with a scaling theory developed for . The theory is in excellent agreement with both the experiments and the previous simulations of Lister and Stone. Finally, we also investigate the dependence of the drop shape and breaking rate, and develop a simple theory for the latter.
- Received 22 February 1999
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.1147
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