The electrostatic coalescence mechanism of surfactant droplets

Yingyong Jichu yu Gongcheng Kexue Xuebao/Journal of Basic Science and Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 877-885

  Zhang, Liming ^a,b   Zhang, Kai ^a   Ghadiri, Mojtaba ^b   Hassanpour, Ali ^b   Chen, Xiaofei ^c  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c The No1 Gas Production Plant of Changqing Oil Field ^*  (China)

Author keywords

Critical field strength; Dipole induction; Electrostatic coalescence; Film draining; Relative distance

Indexed keywords

ATTRACTIVE FORCE; CRITICAL FIELD STRENGTH; DIPOLE INDUCTION; DYNAMIC FORCES; ELECTRIC STRENGTH; ELECTRIC-FIELD DIRECTIONS; INCLINATION ANGLES; RELATIVE DISTANCES; SHORT DISTANCES;

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COALESCENCE; DYNAMICS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

DROPS;

EID: 82755198621     PISSN: 10050930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1005-0930.2011.06.003     Document Type: Article

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