Experimental investigation of droplet coalescence in a full-cone spray from a two-fluid nozzle using laser diffraction measurements

Atomization and Sprays

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 355-374

  Valencia Bejarano, M ^a   Langrish, T A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIZATION; COALESCENCE; DROP FORMATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; PROBABILITY; SPRAYING;

DROPLET COALESCENCE; FLOW RATES; MULTINOZZLE ATOMIZATION; TWO-FLUID NOZZLE;

NOZZLES;

ATOMIZATION; COALESCENCE; DROP FORMATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; NOZZLES; PROBABILITY; SPRAYING;

EID: 33745325252     PISSN: 10445110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/AtomizSpr.v14.i4.30     Document Type: Article

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