Stationary viscosity-dominated electrified capillary jets

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 558, Issue , 2006, Pages 143-152

  Higuera, F J ^a  

^a Technical University of Madrid UPM   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CREEP; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; ORIFICES; VISCOSITY;

CAPILLARY JETS; CREEPING FLOW; NUMERICAL COMPUTATIONS;

JETS;

CAPILLARY FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CREEP; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; JETS; NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; ORIFICES; VISCOSITY;

CAPILLARITY; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ESTIMATION METHOD; JET; VISCOSITY;

EID: 33745712901     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112006000024     Document Type: Article

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