Redesigning blasting nozzles to improve productivity

Journal of Protective Coatings and Linings

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 64-72

  Settles, Gary S ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Geppert, Stephen T ^a,g,h,i  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Mechanical Engineering ^*

^c Gas and Dynamics Laboratory

^d Penn State's Faculty

^e Princeton University

^f ASME

^g 301D Reber Building ^*  (United States)

^h Exxon Company's Baton Rouge   (United States)

ⁱ Exxon Company's Baton Rouge ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABRASIVE COATINGS; AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLOW OF FLUIDS; OPTIMIZATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

ABRASIVE BLASTING; LAVAL NOZZLE; MACH NUMBER; PENN STATE NOZZLE; STREAK VELOCIMETRY;

NOZZLES;

EID: 0030258185     PISSN: 87551985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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