Experimental and theoretical study of sprays produced by ultrasonic atomisers

Particle and Particle Systems Characterization

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 93-101

  Sindayihebura, Daniel ^a   Cousin, Jean ^b   Dumouchel, Christophe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b Unité Mixte de Recherche   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIZATION; LIQUIDS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; SIZE DETERMINATION; SURFACE WAVES; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; THIN FILMS; ULTRASONIC EFFECTS;

DROP DIAMETER; DROP SIZE DETERMINATION; MAXIMUM ENTROPY FORMALISM; SPRAYS; ULTRASONIC ATOMIZERS;

ATOMIZERS;

EID: 0031122077     PISSN: 09340866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppsc.199700018     Document Type: Article

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