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On the disintegration of water drops in an air stream

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2006

K. N. Dodd
K. N. Dodd
Affiliation:
Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough
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Abstract

A Theory is developed, based on the very limited available experimental evidence, to predict the distortion and disintegration of a water drop when it is exposed to a stream of air with continuously increasing relative velocity. The theory is applied to water drops situated in the path of a solid sphere moving through the air.

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Research Article
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 9 , Issue 2 , October 1960 , pp. 175 - 182
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© 1960 Cambridge University Press

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