Rapid Coalescence of Two Mercury Drops in Water

360 degree mode Adjusting Block anisole study apparatus bend angle bias cut bounce Buchner Funnel Centimeters/Second FIGURE cm./sec Coalescence Probability Versus contact film continuous phase fluid critical velocity direction of motion disc radius distilled water drop coalescence drop oscillations drop size drop sizes drop velocity drops at impact drops colliding drops in Run edge impact velocity Figure 3B film area expansion film thinning force film thinning rate filmed events furthur off line glass tubes head-on interface leading edge impact lescence mass transfer mercury drops O.D. tube oscillation at impact oscillation behavior phase angle mode phase of oscillation present study probability of rapid Probability Versus Velocity rapid coales Rapid Coalescence Probability rate of film release lever Scheele and Leng Scheele and Pendergrass shown in Figure slightly off line solvent Stefan-Reynolds equation study by Scheele surface tension surface tension force Table Teflon terminal velocities turbulent dispersion Velocity in Centimeters/Second velocity range