2020-12-152020-12-151998Gañán-Calvo, Alfonso M. (1998). Generation of Steady Liquid Microthreads and Micron-Sized Monodisperse Sprays in Gas Streams. Physical Review Letters, 80 (2), 285-288.0031-9007https://hdl.handle.net/11441/103221A new class of microscopic jet flows is here reported: for a certain range of physical parameters and geometrical configurations, a perfectly steady microscopic liquid thread can be formed by a laminar accelerating gas stream, eventually giving rise to a nearly monodisperse fine spray. Some interesting characteristics for many applications of this robust and versatile flow and related atomization technique are highlighted. Concentric multicomponent liquid threads can also be produced. A theoretical model is presented that shows agreement with experiments.application/pdf4 p.engAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/DropletsMicrofluidicsLab-on-a-chip Devicesinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.285