Hydrodynamic and aerodynamic breakup of liquid sheets
Abstract
The effect of hydrodynamic, aerodynamic and liquid surface forces on the mean drop diameter of water sprays that are produced by the breakup of nonswirling and swirling water sheets in quiescent air and in airflows similar to those encountered in gas turbine combustors is investigated. The mean drop diameter is used to characterize fuel sprays and it is a very important factor in determining the performance and exhaust emissions of gas turbine combustors.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- January 1982
- Bibcode:
- 1982STIN...8219494I
- Keywords:
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- Aerodynamic Forces;
- Drop Size;
- Gas Turbines;
- Hydrodynamics;
- Liquid Surfaces;
- Spray Nozzles;
- Air Flow;
- Capillary Waves;
- Fuel Injection;
- Liquid Atomization;
- Particle Size Distribution;
- Velocity Measurement;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer