Spray characteristics of a flow-blurring atomizer

Atomization and Sprays

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 821-835

  Simmons, Benjamin M ^a   Agrawal, Ajay K ^a  

^a University of Alabama   (United States)

Author keywords

Combustion; Fuel atomization; Spray measurements

Indexed keywords

ATOMIZATION; COMBUSTION; TWO PHASE FLOW;

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; FUEL ATOMIZATION; LOW-EMISSION COMBUSTIONS; PHASE DOPPLER PARTICLE ANALYZER; SAUTER MEAN DIAMETER (SMD); SPRAY CHARACTERISTICS; SPRAY MEASUREMENTS; TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURES;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 79251582190     PISSN: 10445110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/AtomizSpr.v20.i9.60     Document Type: Article

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