The Effect of Turbulence on Vaporization and Mixing in Fuel Sprays.

Abstract

An experimental study of droplet-turbulence interactions under simulated fuel spray conditions has been conducted. The behavior of individual droplets transversely injected into laminar and turbulent flows has been characterized by measuring droplet position, shape and size as a function of time. From these measurements new information has been obtained on the effects of vaporization and unsteady curvilinear motion on droplet drag and lift in laminar flows. These measurements have also provided new data which characterize the effects of turbulence on droplet drag, dispersion and secondary breakup.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 08, 1995
Accession Number
ADA301758

Entities

People

  • Domenic A. Santavicca

Organizations

  • Pennsylvania State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coefficients
  • Dispersions
  • Flow
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Free Stream
  • Fuel Sprays
  • Fuels
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Transfer
  • Laminar Flow
  • Measurement
  • Reynolds Number
  • Sprays
  • Turbulence
  • Turbulent Flow
  • Vaporization

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.