TECHNIQUES FOR DROP SIZE MEASUREMENT BY DIRECT PHOTOGRAPHY AND ELECTRONIC PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS

Abstract

A photographic technique is described which overcomes many of the problems encountered in measuring the droplet size distribution in sprays. Droplet photographs were analysed using a Mullard Particle Size Analyser as recommended in the text and it is shown that, for photographs in which the depth of field is less than the spray thickness, a high contrast emulsion leads to errors. In general it is better to avoid out-of-focus drops, but a method is suggested which permits the results to be corrected provided the extent of the spray is large compared to the depth of field.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0636972

Entities

People

  • C. Ramshaw

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analyzers
  • Cameras
  • Contrast
  • Counting Methods
  • Diameters
  • Diffraction
  • Emulsions
  • Errors
  • Fungi
  • Images
  • Intensity
  • Light Scattering
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Spatial Distribution

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Geodesy
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene