Quantifying the linear stability of a flowing electrified two-fluid layer in a channel for fast electric times for normal and parallel electric fields

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Uguz, A Kerem ^a   Aubry, N ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; GROWTH RATE;

CHARGE RELAXATION; DROPLET FORMATION; FLAT INTERFACE; LINEAR STABILITY; LINEAR STABILITY PROPERTIES; NEUTRAL STABILITY; PARALLEL ELECTRIC FIELDS; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS;

STABILITY;

EID: 53549109969     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2976137     Document Type: Article

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