Regimes of coalescence and separation in droplet collision

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 331, Issue , 1997, Pages 59-80

  Qian, J ^a   Law, C K ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DROP BREAKUP; FLOW VISUALIZATION; GASES; HYDROCARBONS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRESSURE EFFECTS; WATER;

BOUNCING; DROPLET COLLISION; INERTIA; WEBER NUMBER;

DROP FORMATION;

COALESCENCE; DROPLETS; SEPARATION;

EID: 0030988232     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112096003722     Document Type: Article

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