Transient heat, mass and momentum transfer of an evaporating stationary droplet containing dissolved cerium nitrate in a rf thermal argon-oxygen plasma under reduced pressure

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 50, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 240-256

  Castillo, I ^a   Munz, R J ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

ALE; Evaporation; Solid oxide fuel cells; Solution droplets; Thermal plasma

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; EVAPORATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SALTS; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

PLASMA OPERATING PARAMETERS; SOLUTION DROPLETS; SYSTEM PRESSURE; THERMAL PLASMA;

MASS TRANSFER;

COMPOSITION; EVAPORATION; MASS TRANSFER; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SALTS; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

EID: 33750734269     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2006.06.023     Document Type: Article

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