Generation of micro gas bubbles of uniform diameter in an ultrasonic field

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 548, Issue , 2006, Pages 113-131

  Makuta, Toshinori ^a,b   Takemura, Fumio ^b   Hihara, Eiji ^a   Matsumoto, Yoichiro ^a   Shoji, Masahiro ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FLOW; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; KINEMATICS; SURFACE TENSION; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; VISCOSITY;

CAPILLARY WAVES; EXCITATION FREQUENCY; GAS BUBBLES; KINEMATIC VISCOSITY; ULTRASONIC FIELD;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CAPILLARY FLOW; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; KINEMATICS; SURFACE TENSION; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; VISCOSITY;

BUBBLE;

EID: 32044462263     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112005007470     Document Type: Article

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