Charge separation in the conical meniscus of an electrospray of a very polar liquid: Its effect on the minimum flow rate

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Higuera, J F ^a  

^a Technical University of Madrid UPM   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFINED FLOW; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FLOW RATE; LIQUIDS; SHEAR STRESS;

APPLIED FIELD; CHARACTERISTIC VALUE; CHARGE SEPARATIONS; COULOMB FORCES; ELECTROSPRAYS; POLAR LIQUIDS; RELAXATION REGION; STATIONARY SOLUTIONS;

SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 64249109242     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3088491     Document Type: Article

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