| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/T22919/01 |
| Title: |
Polymeric Free-Surface Flows |
| Principal Investigator: |
Eggers, Professor J |
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Mathematics |
| Organisation: |
University of Bristol |
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Mathematics Small Grant PreFEC |
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01 July 2004 |
Ends: |
30 June 2005 |
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7,854
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The presence of long-chained polymer molecules in a fluid fundamentally changes its flow behavior. Such molecules are naturally present in many biofluids, foodstuffs, or fluids relevant to the chemical industry. When a liquid bridge pinches off, polymers resist the pinching, leading to long-lived filaments. We propose to calculate the thinning of thefilament, to learn more about the stretching of polymers in the flow. When long-chained surfactant molecules are added to a drop of water on a solid surface, it spreads many times more rapidly than any pure fluid could. We propose to investigate changes in surface properties (in particular stiffening) that could explain this remarkable behaviour.
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