Electrohydrodynamic deformation and interaction of drop pairs

The motion of two drops in a uniform electric eld is considered using the leaky dielectric model. The drops are assumed to have no native charge and a dielectrophoretic eect favours translation of the drops toward one another. However, circulatory flows that stem from electrohydrodynamic stresses may either act with or against this dielectrophoretic eect. Consequently, both prolate and oblate drop deformations may be generated and signicant deformation occurs near drop contact owing to enhancement of the local electric eld. For suciently widely spaced drops, electrohydrodynamic flows dominate direct electrical interactions so drops may be pushed apart, though closely spaced drops almost always move together as a result of the electrical interaction or deformation.

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