A NOVEL PNEUMATIC TECHNIQUE TO GENERATE STEADY CAPILLARY MICROJETS

Authors
GANANCALVO AM BARRERO A
Citation
Am. Ganancalvo et A. Barrero, A NOVEL PNEUMATIC TECHNIQUE TO GENERATE STEADY CAPILLARY MICROJETS, Journal of aerosol science, 30(1), 1999, pp. 117-125
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences","Engineering, Chemical","Metereology & Atmospheric Sciences","Engineering, Mechanical
Journal title
Journal of aerosol science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00218502
Volume
30
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
117 - 125
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-8502(1999)30:1<117:ANPTTG>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
We report a novel technique to generate steady capillary microjets wit h diameters in the range of micrometric size. The microjet is driven b y the aerodynamic suction of a highly accelerated coflowing gas stream . After undergoing capillary instability and breakup, these jets event ually yield remarkably monodispersed size aerosols in the micrometric range. Aerosol generators of this kind may have a wide range of applic ations in science and technology. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All r ights reserved.