Fig. 8.

Filament diameter at the mid-plane between the upper and lower filament ends (squares), and the minimum diameters of the upper (triangles) and lower (crosses) filament ends for PAA1000 fluid in the 0.65 cSt silicone oil. The images (i) and (ii) correspond to the elasto-capillary regime, (iii) and (iv) to the formation of a single bead, and (v) to the onset of multiple beads. The diameter of the rods used is d ₀ = 2 mm