Axisymmetric, Transient Calculation for Two Vaporizing Fuel Droplets,

Abstract

An exact solution via an ADI finite-difference scheme us made for the axisymmetric, transient configuration of two vaporizing fuel droplets. Two Reynolds number cases (50 and 100) are considered. Velocity, vorticity, stream functions, temperature, and fuel vapor mass fraction are determined as functions of time. Drag coefficients, transport rates, and vaporization rates for the two droplets are obtained with lower values for the downstream droplets, indicating the effect of the presence of the upstream droplet. Keywords: Fuel droplet vaporization; Droplet drag.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA180846

Entities

People

  • G. Patnaik
  • William A. Sirignano

Organizations

  • University of California, Irvine

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Axisymmetric
  • Coefficients
  • Critical Temperature
  • Fluids
  • Glass Transition Temperature
  • Payload
  • Reynolds Number
  • Transition Temperature
  • Transport Ships
  • Vaporization
  • Vapors

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Fluid Dynamics.