Student Support in Connection with Fluorescent Diagnostics and Fundamental Droplet Processes

Abstract

The project funded under U.S. ARO grant DAAG055-97-1-0265 was directed toward the development and use of fluorescent diagnostics in the understanding of the heating and evaporation of droplets and sprays, the role of shear in atomization processes, and the application of fluorescent diagnostics to various aerodynamic problems. At the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), the following fluorescent diagnostic projects were undertaken: (1) real time measurements of shear (possibly in fuel spray ligaments, (2) simultaneous determination of temperature and oxygen, (3) liquid film thickness (particularly on cylinder walls), and (4) mixing of liquids. The first three projects involved students supported under this AASERT grant. A new method for real-time 2-D imaging of fuel film thickness has been published, and a new concept for imaging of shear (strain rate) in fluids has been tested.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 11, 2001
Accession Number
ADA390815

Entities

People

  • Lynn A. Melton

Organizations

  • University of Texas at Dallas

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Calibration
  • Chemistry
  • Engines
  • Fluorescence
  • Fluorophores
  • Fuel Sprays
  • Fuels
  • Ligaments
  • Measurement
  • Molecules
  • Sprays
  • Students
  • Thickness
  • Two Dimensional
  • Universities

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.
  • Research Science/Academic Research