On the capability of the Generalized Gamma function to represent spray drop-size distribution

Particle and Particle Systems Characterization

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 154-167

  Lecompte, Matthieu ^a   Dumouchel, Christophe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ ET INSA DE ROUEN   (France)

Author keywords

Drop size distribution; Generalized Gamma function; Maximum entropy formalism; Nukiyama Tanasawa distribution; Spray

Indexed keywords

ATOMIZATION; DROPS; FUNCTION EVALUATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; GENERALIZED GAMMA FUNCTION; MAXIMUM ENTROPY FORMALISM; NUKIYAMA-TANASAWA DISTRIBUTION; SPRAY DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

EID: 43249128613     PISSN: 09340866     EISSN: 15214117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppsc.200701098     Document Type: Article

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