Building water bridges in air: Electrohydrodynamics of the floating water bridge

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Marín, Álvaro G ^a   Lohse, Detlef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC LIQUIDS; ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS;

ELECTRICAL FIELD; FREE CHARGE; HIGH VOLTAGE; POLARIZATION FORCES; TAYLOR CONE; WATER BRIDGES;

FIGHTER AIRCRAFT;

EID: 79251557544     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3518463     Document Type: Article

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