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A Numerical and Experimental Study of Spray Dynamics in a Simple Throat Model

Tevfik Gemci Mechanical Engineering Department, Spray Systems Technology Center, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Timothy E. Corcoran Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Norman Chigier Mechanical Engineering Department, Spray Systems Technology Center, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pages 18-38 | Published online: 30 Nov 2010

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