Design and performance of a rapid piston expansion tube for the investigation of droplet condensation

Experiments in Fluids

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 300-307

  Peters, F ^a   Rodemann, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

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EID: 0001711758     PISSN: 07234864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003480050177     Document Type: Article

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