A simple expression for predicting the inlet roundness of micro-nozzles

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Anantharamaiah, N ^a   Tafreshi, H Vahedi ^a   Pourdeyhimi, B ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); INTAKE SYSTEMS; JETS; MICROMECHANICS;

LIQUID JETS; MICRO-JETS; ROUNDNESS; WATERJETS;

NOZZLES;

EID: 34247495529     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/17/5/N01     Document Type: Article

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