Atomisation of dilute polymer solutions in agricultural spray nozzles

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 83, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 163-178

  Mun, Robert P ^a   Young, Brian W ^b   Boger, David V ^c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atomisation; Polymer; Spray nozzles; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; ATOMIZATION; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; NOZZLES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; RHEOLOGY; SOLUTIONS; SPRAYING; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

AGRICULTURAL SPRAY NOZZLES; DILUTE POLYMER SOLUTION; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT ADDITIVES;

FLUID MECHANICS;

AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION; ATOMIZATION; NOZZLE; POLYMER; SPRAY;

EID: 0032771194     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0257(98)00135-9     Document Type: Article

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