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The behavior of glycerin–water jets flowing into immiscible ambients of Dow Corning 200 fluid was investigated using laser induced fluorescence (LIF). Undistorted images were obtained by matching the index of refraction of the fluids. A sinusoidal perturbation was superposed on the flow to phase lock the drop formation. The forcing frequency dramatically affected the size, spacing, and number of drops that formed within a forcing cycle and the angle between drops and the jet interface just before pinch-off. Two fluid combinations were studied with similar density ratios, but viscosity ratios differing by a factor of 20. The viscosity ratio affected the jet stability as well as pinch-off angles and drop size.
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Received: 28 January 1999/Accepted: 20 January 2000
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Webster, D., Longmire, E. Jet pinch-off and drop formation in immiscible liquid–liquid systems. Experiments in Fluids 30, 47–56 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003480000134
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003480000134