Kinematic separation of mixtures

A phenomenon of spontaneous separation of components in an initially uniform fluid mixture is found experimentally. A qualitative explanation of the effect is proposed in terms of nonparallel streamlines in the medium.

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Published in:Physical review. A, Atomic, molecular, and optical physics Atomic, molecular, and optical physics, 1992-06, Vol.45 (12), p.8611-8616
Main Authors: GOLDSHTIK, M, HUSAIN, H. S, HUSSAIN, F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
420400 - Engineering- Heat Transfer & Fluid Flow
665000 - Physics of Condensed Matter- (1992-)
AEROSOLS
AIR
CHEMICAL EXPLOSIVES
COLLOIDS
CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
DISPERSIONS
ENGINEERING
ESTERS
Exact sciences and technology
EXPLOSIVES
Fluid dynamics
FLUID FLOW
FLUIDS
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
GASES
HOMOGENEOUS MIXTURES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
MIXTURES
NITRIC ACID ESTERS
NITROGLYCERIN
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTICLE KINEMATICS
Physics
RESIDUES
Rotational flow and vorticity
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SMOKES
SOLS
TRACER TECHNIQUES
WATER
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Summary:A phenomenon of spontaneous separation of components in an initially uniform fluid mixture is found experimentally. A qualitative explanation of the effect is proposed in terms of nonparallel streamlines in the medium.
ISSN:1050-2947
1094-1622
DOI:10.1103/physreva.45.8611