Effect of co- and counter-swirl on the isothermal flow- and mixture-field of an airblast atomizer nozzle

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 529-537

  Merkle, K ^a   Haessler, H ^a   Buchner H ^a   Zarzalis, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Airblast atomizer; Co swirl; Counter swirl; Rayleigh criterion; Swirl flows; Turbulence; Turbulent mixing

Indexed keywords

ATOMIZERS; JETS; LASER DIAGNOSTICS; SCATTERING; SWIRLING FLOW; TURBULENCE;

AIRBLAST ATOMIZER NOZZLES;

NOZZLES;

ATOMIZATION; NOZZLE; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; ROTATING FLOW; SWIRL FLOWMETER; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0037532819     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-727X(03)00047-X     Document Type: Article

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