Analysis of vortex levitation

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1448-1454

  Li, Xin ^a   Kawashima, Kenji ^a   Kagawa, Toshiharu ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; FLOW RATE; GALLIUM ALLOYS;

AIR SUPPLY; BASIC CHARACTERISTICS; BLOWING AIR; CENTRIFUGAL FORCES; EQUILIBRIUM POSITIONS; GAP THICKNESS; NEGATIVE PRESSURES; NON-CONTACT; PARABOLIC CURVES; SWIRLING AIR; WORK PIECES;

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 49649100356     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2008.03.010     Document Type: Article

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