The surface charge in electrospraying: Its nature and its universal scaling laws

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 863-872

  Gañán Calvo, Alfonso M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIZATION; CONES; FLOW OF FLUIDS; JETS; SPRAYING;

ELECTROSPRAYING; FLOW RATE; SURFACE CHARGE;

ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS;

ANALYTICAL MODEL; ELECTRIC CURRENT; JET;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; FLOW RATE; MODEL; NEBULIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE CHARGE; SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 0033180937     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-8502(98)00780-0     Document Type: Article

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