Coalescence collision of liquid drops I: Off-center collisions of equal-size drops | Zendy

Alejandro Acevedo-Malavé | Zendy; Máximo García-Sucre | Zendy

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Coalescence collision of liquid drops I: Off-center collisions of equal-size drops

Author(s) -

Alejandro Acevedo-Malavé,

Máximo García-Sucre

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

aip advances

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.421

H-Index - 58

ISSN - 2158-3226

DOI - 10.1063/1.3624553

Subject(s) - collision , coalescence (physics) , weber number , breakup , mechanics , drop (telecommunication) , kinetic energy , smoothed particle hydrodynamics , physics , fragmentation (computing) , classical mechanics , collision theory , impact parameter , reynolds number , atomic physics , turbulence , telecommunications , computer security , astrobiology , computer science , operating system

The Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics method (SPH) is used here to model off-center collisions of equal-size liquid drops in a three-dimensional space. In this study the Weber number is calculated for several conditions of the droplets dynamics and the velocity vector fields formed inside the drops during the collision process are shown. For the permanent coalescence the evolution of the kinetic and internal energy is shown and also the approaching to equilibrium of the resulting drop. Depending of the Weber number three possible outcomes for the collision of droplets is obtained: permanent coalescence, flocculation and fragmentation. The fragmentation phenomena are modeled and the formation of small satellite drops can be seen. The ligament that is formed follows the “end pinching” mechanism and it is transformed into a flat structure

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