Two phase flow model for the close-coupled atomization of metals

International Journal of Powder Metallurgy (Princeton, New Jersey)

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 341-352

  Miller, Russell S ^a   Miller, Steven A ^b   Savkar, Sadhir D ^c   Mourer, David P ^d  

^a Scopi Services   (United States)

^b Nuclear Metals Inc   (United States)

^c GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^d General Electric Aircraft Engines   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE INTERFACES; POWDER METALS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; TWO PHASE FLOW;

ASPIRATION PRESSURE; CLOSE COUPLED ATOMIZATION; METAL FLOW RATE; NOZZLE TIP STATIC PRESSURE;

POWDER METALLURGY;

EID: 0030262858     PISSN: 08887462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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