The impact dynamics of water drops on thin films of viscoelastic wormlike micelle solutions is experimentally studied using a high-speed digital video camera at frame rates up to 4000frame/s. The composition and thickness of the thin film... more
The impact dynamics of water drops on thin films of viscoelastic wormlike micelle solutions is experimentally studied using a high-speed digital video camera at frame rates up to 4000frame/s. The composition and thickness of the thin film is modified to investigate the effect of fluid rheology on the evolution of crown growth, the formation of satellite droplets and the formation
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Consumer products such as detergents often contain surfactants to aid in the removal of dirt and to modify the fluid rheology. Upon impact, water droplets can potentially atomize thin films of these fluids. A high speed digital video... more
Consumer products such as detergents often contain surfactants to aid in the removal of dirt and to modify the fluid rheology. Upon impact, water droplets can potentially atomize thin films of these fluids. A high speed digital video camera is used to observe and characterized the drop impact dynamics of a series of thin films of wormlike micelle solutions for