Multiplexed electrospray scaling for liquid fuel injection

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Mike Waits, C ^a   Hanrahan, Brendan ^a   Lee, Ivan ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1-BUTANOL; DEVICE-SCALING; DROPLET DIAMETERS; DROPLET SURFACES; DROPLET VELOCITY; ELECTRODE DISTANCES; ELECTROSPRAYS; EXTRACTOR ELECTRODES; FLOW DENSITY; FUEL INJECTORS; FUEL REFORMATION; GAS TEMPERATURE; LENGTH SCALE; MAXIMUM DISTANCE; MICROFABRICATED; SPACE CHARGES; THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAICS;

COMBUSTION; COMBUSTORS; ETHANOL; EVAPORATION; FUEL INJECTION; LIQUID FUELS; LIQUIDS; MULTIPLEXING; PREHEATING;

DROP FORMATION;

EID: 78049424131     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/20/10/104010     Document Type: Article

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