The atomization of viscoelastic fluids in flat-fan and hollow-cone spray nozzles

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 147, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 11-22

  Thompson, Jeffery C ^a   Rothstein, Jonathan P ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomization; Surfactant solutions; Viscoelastic; Wormlike micelle solutions

Indexed keywords

ATOMIZATION; DROPS; FLOW RATE; FLOW STRUCTURE; KINEMATICS; NOZZLES; VISCOELASTICITY;

FLAT-FAN NOZZLES; HOLLOW-CONE SPRAY NOZZLES; WORMLIKE MICELLE SOLUTION;

MICELLES;

ATOMIZATION; DROPS; FLOW RATE; FLOW STRUCTURE; KINEMATICS; MICELLES; NOZZLES; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 35348897293     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2007.06.004     Document Type: Article

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