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The effects of an electrostatic field and air stream on water jet break‐up length
Author(s) -
Garmendia L. A.,
Smith I. K.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
the canadian journal of chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1939-019X
pISSN - 0008-4034
DOI - 10.1002/cjce.5450530604
Subject(s) - dimensionless quantity , jet (fluid) , mechanics , coaxial , reynolds number , field (mathematics) , physics , action (physics) , cross section (physics) , classical mechanics , mathematics , electrical engineering , engineering , turbulence , quantum mechanics , pure mathematics
An experimental study of the break‐up length of a circular section liquid jet subject to the combined action of a coaxial airstream and an electrostatic field is reported. A high speed photographic technique has been employed and the results have been correlated empirically by the following dimensionless equation:\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ \frac{{L_o}}{{d_t}} = K\left[{We_a^{\frac{3}{2}} + 3\frac{{W_{e_l}}}{{{\mathop{\rm Re}\nolimits}}}} \right]^{- 0.22} \left({\frac{{\varepsilon _0 E_a^2 d_l}}{{1000\sigma}}} \right)^{- 0.13} {\mathop{\rm Re}\nolimits} ^b $$\end{document}where “b” and “k” are functions of Reynolds number.