Prediction of drop size distributions from first principles: The influence of fluctuations in relative velocity and liquid physical properties

Atomization and Sprays

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 133-152

  Sovani, S D ^a   Sojka, P E ^a   Sivathanu, Y R ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000332631     PISSN: 10445110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/AtomizSpr.v9.i2.20     Document Type: Article

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