Reduced model for capillary breakup with thermal gradients: Predictions and computational validation
| Autor: | I. Shukla, F. Wang, S. Mowlavi, A. Guyomard, X. Liang, S. G. Johnson, J.-C. Nave |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
0303 health sciences Mechanical Engineering Computational Mechanics Fluid Dynamics (physics.flu-dyn) FOS: Physical sciences Physics - Fluid Dynamics stability Condensed Matter Physics molten silicon 01 natural sciences Physics::Fluid Dynamics 03 medical and health sciences Mechanics of Materials 0103 physical sciences propagation viscosity surface-tension 010306 general physics 030304 developmental biology |
| Popis: | It was recently demonstrated that feeding a silicon-in-silica coaxial fiber into a flame-imparting a steep silica viscosity gradient-results in the formation of silicon spheres whose size is controlled by the feed speed [Gumennik et al., "Silicon-in-silica spheres via axial thermal gradient in-fiber capillary instabilities, " Nat. Commun. 4, 2216 (2013)]. A reduced model to predict the droplet size from the feed speed was then derived by Mowlavi et al. [ "Particle size selection in capillary instability of locally heated coaxial fiber, " Phys. Rev. Fluids 4, 064003 (2019)], but large experimental uncertainties in the parameter values and temperature profile made quantitative validation of the model impossible. Here, we validate the reduced model against fully resolved three-dimensional axisymmetric Stokes simulations using the exact same physical parameters and temperature profile. We obtain excellent quantitative agreement for a wide range of experimentally relevant feed speeds. Surprisingly, we also observe that the local capillary number at the breakup location remains almost constant across all feed speeds. Owing to its low computational cost, the reduced model is therefore a useful tool for designing future experiments. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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