The Behavior of Drop-Containing Turbulent Eddies.

Abstract

The effect of turbulent entrainment and mixing at the boundary of a cluster of evaporating drops has been studied. The results obtained by solving the model equations show that for dense clusters turbulence exchange processes are crucial in determining the lifetime of the drops in the cluster. In contrast, turbulence does not control the evaporation of dilute clusters of drops. The results also show that turbulence helps evaporate larger clusters of drops faster when the clusters are dense. Keywords: Dense sprays; Eddies(Fluid Mechanics); Turbulent boundary layer.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 30, 1987
Accession Number
ADA191669

Entities

People

  • Josette Bellan

Organizations

  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Centrifugal Force
  • Classification
  • Evaporation
  • Flow
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Gas Flow
  • Gases
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Transfer
  • Hot Gases
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Mass Transfer
  • Momentum Transfer
  • Scientists
  • Security
  • Three Dimensional
  • Turbulence

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Quantum Chemistry