Evaluation of effervescent atomizer internal design on the spray unsteadiness using a phase/Doppler particle analyzer

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 657-665

  Liu, Meng ^a   Duan, YuFeng ^a   Zhang, TieNan ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Deviation; Effervescent atomization; Spray unsteadiness; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

AXIAL DISTANCE; DROPLET CLUSTERING; DROPLET FORMATION PROCESS; DROPLET SIZES; EFFERVESCENT ATOMIZATION; EFFERVESCENT ATOMIZERS; GAS INJECTION; INJECTION PRESSURES; INTERNAL DESIGN; MIXING CHAMBER; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; ORIFICE DIAMETERS; PARTICLE ANALYZER; RADIAL DISTANCE; SPRAY THEORY;

ATOMIZATION; DROP FORMATION; JETS; WATER INJECTION;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 77951109219     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2009.12.007     Document Type: Article

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