Difficulties in measuring liquid droplet size distributions using laser diffraction technique

Atomization and Sprays

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 439-452

  Zaidi, Sohail H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; DIFFRACTION; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; LASER APPLICATIONS; LIGHT REFLECTION; OPTICAL GLASS; SIZE DETERMINATION; TWO PHASE FLOW; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); WIND TUNNELS;

LASER DIFFRACTION TECHNIQUE; LASER MEASUREMENT; LIQUID DROPLET SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS;

DROP BREAKUP;

EID: 0032120881     PISSN: 10445110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/AtomizSpr.v8.i4.50     Document Type: Article

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