Model experiments and numerical simulations on emulsification under turbulent conditions.

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Abstract

Numerical predictions of two phase (liquid-liquid) flow, including dispersed phase droplet breakup and coalescence under turbulent conditions, have been compared with emulsification experiments in a turbulent pipe mixer device at low volume fractions. This paper will give a short outline of the theory, a description of the experimental techniques, an overview of the applied numerical techniques and the results of the comparison.

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Eindhoven University of Technology, Laboratory of Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer. Faculty of Applied Physics, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

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