Micromachined ultrasonic atomizer for liquid fuels

Atomization and Sprays

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 163-190

  Meacham, J M ^a   Varady, M J ^a   Esposito, D ^a   Degertekin, F L ^a   Fedorov, Andrei G ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIZATION; DROPS; LIQUID FUELS; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS;

ACOUSTIC WAVE FOCUSING; CERAMIC PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCER;

ATOMIZERS;

ATOMIZATION; ATOMIZERS; DROPS; LIQUID FUELS; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 37249033156     PISSN: 10445110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/atomizspr.v18.i2.30     Document Type: Article

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