Coalescence and bouncing of small aerosol droplets

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 518, Issue , 2004, Pages 157-185

  Bach, Gloria A ^a   Koch, Donald L ^a   Gopinath, Arvind ^a  

^a School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; DENSITY OF LIQUIDS; DROP FORMATION; PHASE INTERFACES; THERMAL EFFECTS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

AEROSOL DROPLETS; BOUNCING; LIQUID INTERFACES;

AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; COALESCENCE; DROPLET; LIQUID FLOW; WATER;

EID: 8644282706     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112004000928     Document Type: Article

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