Experiments on droplet collisions, bounce, coalescence and disruption

Progress in Energy and Combustion Science

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-79

  Orme, Melissa ^a  

^a University of California at Irvine   (United States)

Author keywords

Coalescence; Disruption; Droplet collisions

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; HYDROCARBONS; WATER;

DROPLET COLLISIONS;

DROP FORMATION;

EID: 0031337132     PISSN: 03601285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0360-1285(97)00005-1     Document Type: Article

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