Dense-Spray Structure and Phenomena: Part 2 - Pressure-Atomized Sprays.

Abstract

A theoretical and experimental study of the dense-spray region of pressure-atomized nonevaporating sprays is described, emphasizing operation in the wind-induced and atomization breakup regimes. Experiments involved large-scale (9.5 an 19.1 mm injector diameters) water jets in still air. The flows were visualized using flash photography. In addition, the following measurements were made: mean and fluctuating streamwise velocities at the injector exit, mean liquid volume fraction distributions, and mean entertainment rates. The new measurements were used to assess predictions of flow structure based on the locally-homogeneous-flow approximation, i.e., assuming that interphase transport rates are infinitely fast so that relative velocities between the phases are negligible. Keywords: Multiphase flow, Sprays, Atomization.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 15, 1987
Accession Number
ADA190312

Entities

People

  • G. A. Ruff
  • Gerard M. Faeth

Organizations

  • University of Michigan

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atomization
  • Diameters
  • Flow
  • Injectors
  • Measurement
  • Multiphase Flow
  • Photographic Equipment
  • Photographic Materials
  • Photographic Recording Media
  • Photography
  • Transport Ships
  • Water Jets

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.