Current and droplet size in the electrospraying of liquids. Scaling laws

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 249-275

  Ganan Calvo A M ^a   Davila J ^a   Barrero, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIZATION; CHARGE TRANSFER; DENSITY OF LIQUIDS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PERMITTIVITY; PHASE INTERFACES; SPRAYING; SURFACE TENSION; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

ELECTROSPRAYING;

AEROSOLS;

ARTICLE; DENSITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FLOW RATE; LIQUID; MEASUREMENT; MODEL; NEBULIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE TENSION; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0038568720     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-8502(96)00433-8     Document Type: Article

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