2007
DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.98.134502
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Splitting of a Liquid Jet

Abstract: We demonstrate that a flowing liquid jet can be controllably split into two separate subfilaments through the application of a sufficiently strong tangential stress to the surface of the jet. In contrast, normal stresses can never split a liquid jet. We apply these results to observations of uncontrolled splitting of jets in electric fields. The experimental realization of controllable jet splitting would provide an entirely novel route for producing small polymeric fibers.

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“…The major challenge related to fabrication methods of nanofibrous filter media is its low production rate. There are several methods to increase the production rate of nanofibers, including multijet electrospinning, needleless electrospinning, forcespinning, bubble electrospinning, rotary jet‐spinning, and nozzle‐free centrifugal spinning . Among these methods, ECS is a viable alternative way to mass produce nanofibers .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The major challenge related to fabrication methods of nanofibrous filter media is its low production rate. There are several methods to increase the production rate of nanofibers, including multijet electrospinning, needleless electrospinning, forcespinning, bubble electrospinning, rotary jet‐spinning, and nozzle‐free centrifugal spinning . Among these methods, ECS is a viable alternative way to mass produce nanofibers .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Nowadays, the global scientific community focuses on a utilization of multiphase and multicomponent gas-vapordroplet media in a large group of technologies [1,2]. This fact is primarily due to that such an approach promotes higher ecological, energy, technical and economic indicators of equipment operation.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In this paper, we perform both a theoretical and numerical discussion of fiber spinning under the assumption that the forces governing the formation of the fiber are caused by viscous friction in the fiber and by tangential (shear) stresses acting on the fiber. The assumption of dominant viscous forces is appropriate for highly viscous fluids, while shear forces are present, e.g., when air drag is large [15] or electrical forcing is imposed [10]. The influence of shear forces on flow stability has recently been addressed in [14] in combination with other factors.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…(1.2) is a dimensionless shear coefficient which in principle is a function of z and t. However, for our theoretical discussion we assume that the shear coefficient S is constant. This is the same assumption as the one made in [14], while in [10] the imposed shear stress is assumed to be a linear function of z. We also note that, in contrast to [14], we allow the shear coefficient to be positive or negative, depending on the direction of the imposed shear stress.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%