Electrically forced microthreading of highly viscous dielectric liquids

Journal of Electrostatics

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 355-360

  Zhang, H B ^a   Jayasinghe, S N ^a   Edirisinghe, M J ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dielectric; Electric field; Liquids; Microthreading

Indexed keywords

ATOMIZATION; DIELECTRIC RELAXATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

ELECTRICALLY FORCED MICROTHREADING; ELECTROHYDRODYNAMIC ATOMIZATION CONDITIONS; HIGHLY VISCOUS DIELECTRIC LIQUIDS;

DIELECTRIC LIQUIDS;

ATOMIZATION; DIELECTRIC LIQUIDS; DIELECTRIC RELAXATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

EID: 33646012591     PISSN: 03043886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.elstat.2005.09.002     Document Type: Article

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