The combination of electrospray and flow focusing

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 566, Issue , 2006, Pages 421-445

  Gañán Calvo, Alfonso M ^a   López Herrera, José M ^a   Riesco Chueca, Pascual ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CAPILLARY FLOW; ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS; PRESSURIZATION;

ELECTROSPRAY; LIQUID MICRO-JETS; ULTRA-FINE LIQUID ATOMIZATION;

JETS;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CAPILLARY FLOW; ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS; JETS; PRESSURIZATION;

DROPLET; JET; SIZE STRUCTURE;

EID: 33749557875     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112006002102     Document Type: Article

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