DYNAMICS OF SLENDER VISCOUS DIELECTRIC LIQUID BRIDGES SUBJECTED TO AXIAL AC FIELDS

An analysis of slender axisymmetric liquid bridges is performed on the basis of one-dimensional models recently derived, and generalized her e to include the effect of dielectric forces at the interface. The nat ural frequencies and stability criteria in the absence of gravity are obtained. In the inviscid case, results are compared with the known ex act linear solutions of the corresponding three-dimensional problem. ( C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.