Authors: Marco Lauricella, Simone Melchionna, Andrea Montessori, Dario Pisignano, Giuseppe Pontrelli, Sauro Succi

Journal: Physical Review E, 2018, 97.3: 033308.

Abstract: We present a lattice Boltzmann model for charged leaky dielectric multiphase fluids in the context of electrified jet simulations, which are of interest for a number of production technologies including electrospinning. The role of nonlinear rheology on the dynamics of electrified jets is considered by exploiting the Carreau model for pseudoplastic fluids. We report exploratory simulations of charged droplets at rest and under a constant electric field, and we provide results for charged jet formation under electrospinning conditions.

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