Measurement of liquid film thickness and the determination of spin-up radius on a rotating disc using an electrical resistance technique

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2245-2253

  Burns, J R ^a   Ramshaw, C ^a   Jachuck, R J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Centrifugation; Electrodes; Films; Fluid mechanics; Laminar flow; Rotating

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROTATING DISKS;

LIQUID FILMS;

THIN FILMS;

CENTRIFUGE; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; FILM THICKNESS; FLUID MECHANICS; LAMINAR FLOW;

EID: 0037791013     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(03)00091-5     Document Type: Article

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