Drop formation in liquid-liquid systems before and after jetting

The formation of drops resulting from the breakup of an axisymmetric Newtonian liquid jet injected vertically into another immiscible Newtonian liquid at various Reynolds numbers is investigated here. The full transient from startup to breakup into drops was simulated numerically by solving the time‐dependent axisymmetric equations of motion and continuity using a combination of the volume‐of‐fluid (VOF) and continuous‐surface‐force (CSF) methods. The numerical simulation results compare well with previous experimental data and are significantly more accurate than previous simplified analyses based on drop formation before and after jetting over a wide range of conditions.

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