Droplet transport and coalescence kinetics in emulsions subjected to acoustic fields

Ultrasonics

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 289-302

  Pangu, Gautam D ^a   Feke, Donald L ^a  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic forces; Coalescence; Drop; Emulsion; Trajectory

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC FIELDS; COALESCENCE; DROPS; KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

ACOUSTIC FORCES; ULTRASONIC FIELD;

EMULSIONS;

OIL; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRUG MIXTURE; EMULSION; FIELD FLOW FRACTIONATION; KINETICS; METHODOLOGY; MICROFLUIDICS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRASOUND;

COMPLEX MIXTURES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMULSIONS; FRACTIONATION, FIELD FLOW; KINETICS; MICROFLUIDICS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; OILS; SONICATION; WATER;

EID: 35348950018     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2007.03.004     Document Type: Article

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