Comparison of PIV and PDA droplet velocity measurement techniques on two high-pressure water mist nozzles

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1030-1045

  Husted, Bjarne Paulsen ^a   Petersson, Per ^b   Lund, Ivar ^c   Holmstedt, Göran ^b  

^a WESTERN NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

High pressure nozzles; Measurements; PDA; PIV; Spray; Water mist

Indexed keywords

DROPS; FLOW RATE; SPRAY NOZZLES; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

DROPLET VELOCITY; DROPLETS SIZES; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH-PRESSURE NOZZLE; IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; PARTICLE IMAGES; PHASE DOPPLER ANEMOMETRY; SPRAY; WATER MIST;

VELOCITY;

EID: 70349764317     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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