Numerical investigation on the disintegration of round turbulent liquid jets using LES/VOF techniques

Atomization and Sprays

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 571-617

  Srinivasan, Vedanth ^a   Salazar, Abraham J ^a   Saito, Kozo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINTEGRATION; JETS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; SHEAR FLOW; VELOCITY;

DISINTEGRATION CHARACTERISTICS; HIGH PRESSURE CHAMBERS; INJECTION CONDITIONS; INJECTION VELOCITY; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; RELATIVE VELOCITY; TURBULENT LIQUIDS; VELOCITY PROFILES;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 47049127248     PISSN: 10445110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/atomizspr.v18.i7.10     Document Type: Article

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