Dynamics of Water Droplet Distortion and Breakup in a Uniform Electric Field

Author

Adamiak, Kazimierz ; Floryan, Jerzy M.

Author_Institution

Univ. of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada

Volume

47

Issue

6

fYear

2011

Firstpage

2374

Lastpage

2383

Abstract

Distortion of a free droplet in a uniform electric field is studied numerically using the boundary element method. It is assumed that the droplet is made of an ideally conducting liquid. There exists a critical magnitude of the electric field intensity. The droplet oscillates for weaker electric fields and elongates until a thin jet emanating from the droplet tip is formed for stronger electric fields. Numerical predictions agree reasonably well with the available experimental data.

Keywords

boundary-elements methods; drops; electrohydrodynamics; flow simulation; fluid oscillations; jets; water; H₂O; boundary element method; critical magnitude; droplet tip; electric field intensity; elongation; free droplet distortion; ideally conducting liquid; numerical predictions; oscillation; thin jet; uniform electric field; water droplet breakup dynamics; water droplet distortion dynamics; Dielectrics; Distortion measurement; Electric fields; Mathematical model; Stability analysis; Viscosity; Droplet distortion; electric field; electrohydrodynamics (EHDs); numerical simulation;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-9994

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TIA.2011.2168797

Filename

6022767