Self-similar pressure-atomized sprays. (25th April 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hinterbichler, H.; Steiner, H.; Brenn, G.
• Is Part Of: Journal of fluid mechanics. Volume 889(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-04-25
• Subjects: aerosols/atomization, -- multiphase flow, -- drops; Fluid mechanics -- Periodicals; 532.005
• DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2020.97
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-1120

Abstract

Abstract : Abstract : Sprays produced by pressure atomization of various liquids are investigated experimentally, showing the self-similar flow fields of both the liquid and the gas phases. Phase-Doppler measurements are conducted in the sprays at varying radial and axial distances from the atomizer orifice. The theoretical description of the gas flow field based on boundary-layer theory reveals a self-similar velocity field driven by momentum transfer from the liquid phase ejected into the gaseous environment. The momentum loss of the liquid droplet phase is also found to be self-similar, which was to be expected, but not shown in the literature before. The analytical self-similar description of the two-phase flow field is in excellent agreement with the experimental data.