Emulsification and demulsification processes in liquid-liquid system by electrostatic atomization technique

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1084-1089

  Kanazawa, Seiji ^a   Takahashi, Yusuke ^a   Nomoto, Yukiharu ^a,b  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Taiheiyou Cement Company   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electrohydrodynamic (EHD) flow; Electrostatic agglomeration; Electrostatic atomization; Liquid liquid system; Water in oil (W O) emulsion

Indexed keywords

ATOMIZATION; DEMULSIFICATION; DROP FORMATION; DROPS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROSTATICS; EMULSIFICATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDITY; HYDRAULICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; JETS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LIQUIDS; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; SEPARATION; SILICONES; SPRAYING; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TESTING;

A-STABLE; APPLIED VOLTAGES; EHD FLOWS; ELECTROHYDRODYNAMIC (EHD) FLOW; ELECTROSTATIC AGGLOMERATION; ELECTROSTATIC ATOMIZATION; HIGH VOLTAGES; LIQUID FLOWS; LIQUID-LIQUID SYSTEM; LIQUID-LIQUID SYSTEMS; SILICONE OILS; TEST LIQUID; W/O EMULSIONS; WATER DROPLETS; WATER-IN-OIL (W/O) EMULSION; WATER-IN-OIL EMULSIONS;

FLUID MECHANICS;

EID: 49249110382     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2008.926219     Document Type: Article

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