A new flow focusing technique to produce very thin jets

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Acero, A J ^a   Rebollo Munoz N ^a   Montanero, J M ^a   Ganan Calvo A M ^b   Vega, E J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTANT FLOW RATES; HYPODERMIC NEEDLES; INSTABILITY MECHANISMS; LIQUID-LIQUID SYSTEMS; LOSS OF STABILITY; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; RAYLEIGH INSTABILITY; SUBMICROMETER SCALE;

CONFINED FLOW; DROP FORMATION; FLOW RATE; NEEDLES; STABILITY;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 84878039712     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/23/6/065009     Document Type: Article

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