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Droplet size distribution in emulsions

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The droplet size in emulsions is known to affect the rheological properties and plays a crucial role in the many applications of emulsions. Despite its importance, the underlying mechanisms governing droplet size in emulsification remain poorly understood. We investigate the average drop size and size distribution upon emulsification with a high-shear mixer for model oil-in-water emulsions stabilized by a surfactant. The size distribution is found to be a log-normal distribution, resulting from the repetitive random breakup of drops. High-shear emulsification, the usual way of making emulsions, is therefore found to be very different from turbulent emulsification given by the Kolmogorov-Hinze theory for which power-law distributions of the drop size are expected. In agreement with this, the mean droplet size does not follow a scaling with the Reynolds number of the emulsification flow, but rather a capillary number scaling based on the viscosity of the continuous phase.
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hal-04292963 , version 1 (20-11-2023)

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Manon l'Estimé, Michael Schindler, Noushine Shahidzadeh, Daniel Bonn. Droplet size distribution in emulsions. 2023. ⟨hal-04292963⟩
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