Experimental studies on effervescent atomizers with wide spray anglesAn experimental investigation was conducted to examine the operating and spray characteristics of two internal-mixing twin-fluid atomizers that were designed to produce effervescent atomization at low air/liquid mass ratios (ALR's). These two experimental atomizers ejected the two phase flow so as to produce a wide spray angle. One atomizer was a plain orifice design that used a four-hole exit orifice which divided and turned the two phase flow just prior to ejection. The other atomizer, called the conical sheet atomizer, ejected the two phase flow through an annular passage in such a way as to form a hollow cone spray. The atomizer operating parameters varied during this investigation were the air/liquid mass ratio, atomizer operating pressure, and, in the case of the conical sheet atomizer, the exit gap width. Studies of spray characteristics included measurements of the spray Sauter mean diameter (SMD), drop size distribution, and, for the conical sheet atomizer, circumferential distribution of the liquid mass within the spray. For both atomizers it was found that SMD decreases with an increase in either ALR or operating pressure. The effect of ALR on SMD diminishes as the value of ALR increases. For the conical sheet atomizer, when operating at low values of pressure and ALR, SMD increases with increase in gap width, but the influence of gap width on SMD diminishes with an increase in either pressure or ALR. At the highest operating pressure of the conical sheet atomizer (552 kPa), SMD is independent of gap width at all ALR's. For both atomizers, changes in operating pressure and ALR have little effect on the distribution of drop sizes in the spray.
Document ID
19940024777
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Whitlow, J. D. (Purdue Univ. West Lafayette, IN., United States)
Lefebvre, A. H. (Purdue Univ. West Lafayette, IN., United States)
Rollbuhler, R. J. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: AGARD, Fuels and Combustion Technology for Advanced Aircraft Engines
IDRelationTitle19940023858Collected WorksWorkshop on Countering Space Adaptation with Exercise: Current Issues19940023858Collected WorksWorkshop on Countering Space Adaptation with Exercise: Current Issues