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Review of electrospray observations and theory

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Stefan Bošković ,
Stefan Bošković
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Innovation Center of the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia

Branko Bugarski
Branko Bugarski

Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia

Abstract

While a liquid is dripping out of a capillary tube, there is a possibility to affect the characteristics of the exiting flow in certain ways. One of the ways already used is by introducing an electric field that can be used to change the average droplet diameter and the droplet size distribution. This process is called electrospraying, while the theory behind it is sometimes called electrohydrodynamics (EHD). This phenomenon has been investigated for more than a hundred years both empirically and theoretically. In this paper, a review of the available literature and the empirical and theoretical findings is presented. A new classification of the electrospray modes had to be given to include all the different modes mentioned by different authors. The necessary pieces of the equipment and their different types are also given.

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Stefan Boskovic, Aleksandar Karac, Slobodan Vrhovac, Aleksandar Belic, Branko Bugarski

(2022)

Investigation of electrohydrodynamic calculations

Hemijska industrija, 76(2)

10.2298/HEMIND211110010B

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Stefan A. Bošković, Branko Bugarski

(2024)

Two-phase electro-magneto-fluid dynamics model and its computational fluid dynamics implementation

Physics of Fluids, 36(2)

10.1063/5.0190651

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Minkyu Jung, Soyeon Kim, Jihun Lim, Jinwook Lee, Sanghun Jeong, Donik Ku, Sun-Ik Na, Minsung Kim

(2022)

Droplet characterization of high-flowrate water electrospray using shadowgraph image analysis

Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, 36(4)

10.1007/s12206-022-0346-9

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