Evolution of neutral and charged droplets in an electric field

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Fontelos, M A ^a   Kindelan U ^b   Vantzos, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROPS; VELOCITY;

CHARGED DROP; CHARGED DROPLET; CONDUCTING FLUID; EXTERNAL ELECTRIC FIELD; EXTERNAL FIELDS; SPHERICAL SHAPE; VELOCITY FIELD; VISCOSITY RATIOS;

ELECTRIC FIELDS;

EID: 53549124940     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2980030     Document Type: Article

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