Prediction of droplet size distribution in sprays of prefilming air-blast atomizers

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1741-1747

  Liu, Hai Feng ^a   Gong, Xin ^a   Li, Wei Feng ^a   Wang, Fu Chen ^a   Yu, Zun Hong ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Air blast; Atomization; Droplet size distribution; Prefilming; Stochastic breakup

Indexed keywords

ATOMIZATION; ATOMIZERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; RANDOM PROCESSES; SPRAYING;

AIR-BLAST; DROPLET SIZE DISTRIBUTION; PREFILMING; STOCHASTIC BREAKUP;

DROP FORMATION;

ATOMIZATION; ATOMIZERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DROP FORMATION; RANDOM PROCESSES; SPRAYING;

EID: 31344438208     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.10.012     Document Type: Article

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