Electric field effect on a two-fluid interface instability in channel flow for fast electric times

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Uguz, A Kerem ^a   Ozen, O ^b   Aubry, N ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC LIQUIDS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LINEAR STABILITY ANALYSIS;

ELECTRIC CHARGE RELAXATION; INTERFACIAL FLOW; TWO-FLUID INTERFACE;

CHANNEL FLOW;

CHANNEL FLOW; DIELECTRIC LIQUIDS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LINEAR STABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 41849085172     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2897313     Document Type: Article

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