The purpose of this MQP is designing, building, and testing an apparatus which can support both electrospray and flow focusing. Electrospray is the process of accelerating a positively charged fluid towards an extractor electrode in order to create a fine stream of droplets from a liquid jet. Flow Focusing is the process of creating an axisymmetrical stream of fluid by using a pressurized gas to drag the jet stream through an exit orifice using shear forces. The results of this MQP show images which display how jet stream varies as a function of different independent variables.

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Creator

• Christianson, Daniel Peter
• Turba, Ronald David
• McKan, Lindsey Evinn

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-041409-170014

Advisor

• Blandino, John J.

Year

• 2009

Date created

• 2009-04-14

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Physics
• Aerospace Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright