Generation of micron-sized drops and bubbles through viscous coflows

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 344, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 2-7

  Marin A G ^a   Campo Cortes F ^a   Gordillo, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bubbles; Drops; Emulsions; Foams; Microfluidics

Indexed keywords

COPYING; GASES; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; LIQUIDS;

BUBBLES; CAPILLARY NUMBERS; CO-FLOW; COFLOWING; CREEPING FLOWS; DIMENSIONLESS PARAMETERS; DROPS AND BUBBLES; GAS FLOWRATE; GAS JET; INJECTION NOZZLES; LIQUID DROP; NUMERICAL EXPERIMENTS; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE;

DROPS;

ARTICLE; EMULSION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLOW RATE; GAS FLOW; GEOMETRY; MICROBUBBLE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISCOSITY;

EID: 67349145274     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2008.09.033     Document Type: Article

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