Experimental investigation on flow characteristics of the flash swirl spray

Hyungmin Kim, Woongsup Yoon

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Abstract

Flow characteristics of atmospheric flash spray from a hollow cone swirl atomizer is experimentally investigated. Velocity fields due to primary and secondary spray formation are optically measured and addressed in conjunction with the drop size distributions. Injectant (water) is pressurized and heated up by controllable line heating system into the thermodynamic state supersaturated in the atmosphere, and exhausted into the atmospheric air by the swirl atomizer. Three dimensional velocity field of the flash swirl spray flow is measured by a multi-plane scanning Stereo-PIV system. The spray flow field is examined in terms of injection pressure and dimensionless superheat degree. The results show that the momentum of the primary and secondary spray is increased simultaneously with increasing in the injection pressure. Formation of the secondary spray heavily depends on the dimensionless superheat degree. The secondary spray grows with the dimensionless superheat degree while the primary spray diminishes.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication52nd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting - AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, SciTech 2014
PublisherAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc.
ISBN (Print)9781624102561
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Event52nd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting - AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, SciTech 2014 - National Harbor, MD, United States
Duration: 2014 Jan 132014 Jan 17

Publication series

Name52nd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting - AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, SciTech 2014

Other

Other52nd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting - AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, SciTech 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNational Harbor, MD
Period14/1/1314/1/17

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Space and Planetary Science
  • Aerospace Engineering

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