Droplet formation and ejection from a micromachined ultrasonic droplet generator: Visualization and scaling

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2005, Pages

  Meacham, J M ^a   Varady, M J ^a   Degertekin, F L ^a   Fedorov, Andrei G ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic resonators; Capillarity; Drops; Flow visualisation; Jets; Lead compounds; Nozzles; Orifices (mechanical); Piezoceramics; Piezoelectric transducers; Sprays; Two phase flow; Ultrasonic transducers; Ultrasonic waves

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC RESONATORS; ATOMIZATION; CAPILLARITY; CERAMIC MATERIALS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; JETS; LEAD COMPOUNDS; NOZZLES; ORIFICES; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; TWO PHASE FLOW; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

DROPLET FORMATION; MICROMACHINED ULTRASONIC DROPLET GENERATOR; PIEZOCERAMICS;

DROP FORMATION;

ACOUSTIC RESONATORS; ATOMIZATION; CAPILLARITY; CERAMIC MATERIALS; DROP FORMATION; FLOW VISUALIZATION; JETS; LEAD COMPOUNDS; NOZZLES; ORIFICES; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; TWO PHASE FLOW; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 33645747948     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1921249     Document Type: Article

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