Abstract
Aimingatelucidating the relationship between a liquid sheet atomization and the detailedflowfield inside the sheet produced by an impingement-type injector, numerical computation, experimental observation, and theoretical analysis were performed. A numerical method was developed to examine atomization phenomena. First, the method was verified through quantitative comparison with a corresponding experiment of pinch off. Then, experimental and theoretical analyses were conducted on the atomization of an axisymmetric liquid sheet through Kelvin-Helmholtztype instability, which was produced by two opposing watexr jets. The numerical results showed qualitative resemblance to the corresponding experimental and theoretical analyses. Finally, it was clarified that a nonuniform injection velocity profile resulted in a velocity distribution with an inflection point inside the sheet. As a result, the sheet tended to be unstable and enhanced atomization.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1060-1070 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Journal of Propulsion and Power |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Aerospace Engineering
- Fuel Technology
- Mechanical Engineering
- Space and Planetary Science