Experimental investigation of sub-millimetre droplet impingement onto spherical surfaces

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 477-485

  Hardalupas, Y ^a   Taylor, A M K P ^a   Wilkins, J H ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ETHANOL; KINEMATICS; MORPHOLOGY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SOLUTIONS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; SURFACE TENSION; SURFACES; VELOCITY; VISCOSITY; WATER;

DROPLET IMPINGEMENT; OHNESORGE NUMBER; SPHERICAL SURFACES; WEBER NUMBER;

DROP FORMATION;

CONCENTRATION; DROPLET; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IMPINGEMENT;

EID: 0033214720     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-727X(99)00045-4     Document Type: Article

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