The sensitivity of volumetric flow rate to applied voltage in cone-jet mode electrospray and the influence of solution properties and emitter geometry

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Smith, Katharine L ^a   Alexander, Matthew S ^a   Stark, John P W ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONES; ETHYLENE; GLYCOLS; JETS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION; VOLTAGE CONTROL;

CONE-JET MODE ELECTROSPRAY; EMITTER GEOMETRY DESIGN; HYDRAULIC RESISTANCE; SODIUM IODIDE; TRIETHYLENE GLYCOLS; VOLUMETRIC FLOW RATE;

FLOW MEASUREMENT;

CONES; ETHYLENE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; GLYCOLS; JETS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION; VOLTAGE CONTROL;

EID: 33749255353     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2354437     Document Type: Article

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