Electrohydrodynamic instability of dielectric bilayers: Kinetics and thermodynamics

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 45, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 5455-5465

  Wu, Ning ^a   Russel, William B ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COARSENING PROCESS; DIELECTRIC BILAYERS; ELECTROHYDRODYNAMIC INSTABILITY; NONLINEAR PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION;

COALESCENCE; ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS; FREE ENERGY; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VISCOSITY;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS;

COALESCENCE; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS; FREE ENERGY; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VISCOSITY;

EID: 33748304530     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie0510876     Document Type: Article

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