Abstract
An asymptotic analytical solution to an initial boundary-value problem considering (i) the time evolution of the capillary oscillation amplitude as applied to a viscous spheroidal liquid drop placed in a uniform electrostatic field and (ii) the liquid flow velocity field inside the drop is found. The problem is solved in an approximation that is linear in two small parameters: the dimensionless oscillation amplitude and the dimensionless field-induced constant deformation of the equilibrium (spherical) shape of the drop. Terms proportional to the product of the small parameters are retained. In this approximation, interaction between oscillation modes is revealed. It is shown that the intensity of the eddy component of the oscillation-related velocity field depends on the liquid viscosity and the external uniform electrostatic field strength. The intensity of the eddy component decays rapidly with distance from the free surface. The depth to which the eddy flow (which is caused by periodical flows on the free surface) penetrates into the drop is a nonmonotonic function of the polar angle and increases with dimensionless viscosity and field strength.
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