Investigations on the characterization of laminar and transitional flow conditions after high pressure homogenization orifices

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 599-612

  Kelemen, Katharina ^a   Crowther, F E ^a   Cierpka, C ^b   Hecht, L L ^a   Kahler C J ^b   Schuchmann, H P ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b BUNDESWEHR UNIVERSITY MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Discharge coefficient; High pressure homogenization; Orifice; PIV

Indexed keywords

DROP BREAKUP; FLOW VISUALIZATION; ORIFICES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCIMETERS; VELOCITY; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

DISCHARGE COEFFICIENTS; DROPLET BREAK-UP MECHANISMS; DROPLET SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; HIGH PRESSURE HOMOGENIZATION; MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES; MICRO PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY MEASUREMENT; WELL-ESTABLISHED TECHNIQUES;

SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 84925292229     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-014-1457-0     Document Type: Article

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