A pneumatic droplet-on-demand generator

Experiments in Fluids

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 755-762

  Cheng, S ^a   Chandra, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS CYLINDERS; JETS; NOZZLES; PHOTOGRAPHY; SOLENOIDS; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

PRESSURE PULSES;

PNEUMATICS;

DROPLET; GENERATOR; NOZZLE; PNEUMATIC EQUIPMENT; PRESSURE PULSATION;

EID: 0038720049     PISSN: 07234864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00348-003-0629-6     Document Type: Article

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