An experimental investigation into the motion of a single drop in a pulsed DC electric field

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 499-505

  Bailes, P J ^a   Lee, J G M ^b   Parsons, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conductivity; Drop; Insulated electrode; Pulsed DC; Water in oil

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRODES; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; PHASE SEPARATION; VOLUME FRACTION;

HIGH VOLUME FRACTION WATER IN OIL DISPERSIONS; PULSED DIRECT CURRENT ELECTRIC FIELDS;

DROP FORMATION;

DROPLET; ELECTRIC FIELD; LIQUID-LIQUID SEPARATION; OIL-WATER EMULSION;

EID: 0034177267     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/026387600527419     Document Type: Article

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