Batarseh, Feras Zaki Musa (2009)
Spray generated by an airblast atomizer: atomization, propagation and aerodynamic instability.
Technische Universität Darmstadt
Dissertation, Erstveröffentlichung
Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)
This thesis presents a study that has been performed to investigate different phenomena exhibited by a spray generated by an airblast atomizer. Three main subjects are addressed: • Characterization of the spray generated by an airblast atomizer at various operating conditions, including ambient pressure, airflow rate and liquid flow rate. • Investigation of instationary phenomena in spray, its natural and forced oscillations • Modelling of spray atomization inside the nozzle Characterization of both liquid and gas phases of the two-phase flow of an airblast spray is performed using high-speed video imaging, Particle Image Velocimetry and the phase Doppler technique. Three velocity components profiles and size distribution of the droplets in the spray are obtained. The effect of three parameters on the velocity profile and the size distribution, namely; chamber pressure, liquid flow rate and airflow rate has been thoroughly investigated. The collected data can be used for the validation of the numerical Euler-Lagrange code developed for simulation of spray propagation. Next, spray fluctuations at various chamber pressures are characterized using two techniques, namely; Proper Orthogonal Decomposition of time-resolved images and spectral analysis of laser Doppler velocity data. The airblast spray frequency exhibited a strong dependency on the chamber pressure and the gas-phase flow rate and is totally independent of the liquid phase flow rate. The obtained frequencies from both techniques match each other closely. Scaling analysis of the spray frequency demonstrates that it depends only on the average air velocity at the nozzle outlet and on the atomizer geometry. A specific Strouhal number is proposed which could be used as a predictive tool for the determination of spray frequencies at various operational conditions. The value of the Strouhal number depends only on the geometry and type of the atomizer. For the atomizer used in this study the empirical value of the Strouhal number is determined as . The effect of oscillating downstream pressure conditions on the airblast spray is qualitatively investigated. It is found that small pressure oscillating magnitudes has a noticeable effect on the spray behavior. Furthermore, the penetration velocity of the spray under the oscillating pressure conditions is estimated by analyzing the high-speed video images. It is found that the penetration velocity and the oscillation frequency increase when increasing the chamber pressure. Then, in order to better understand the mechanism of film formation in an airblast atomizer with pre-filmer, an auxiliary series of spray impact experiments onto inclined targets experiments are performed the outcome of the impingement process is investigated. The film thickness of the residual liquid on the target is estimated by processing high-speed video images whereas the ejected droplets are characterized using the phase Doppler technique. The experimental data is used to express the film thickness as function of the primary spray parameters. Finally, a novel scaling analysis for the droplet size in the airblast spray is proposed based on the energy balance principle in the framework of the chaotic disintegration theory. The model is validated by the comparison with the experimental data from this and other studies.
Typ des Eintrags: | Dissertation | ||||
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Erschienen: | 2009 | ||||
Autor(en): | Batarseh, Feras Zaki Musa | ||||
Art des Eintrags: | Erstveröffentlichung | ||||
Titel: | Spray generated by an airblast atomizer: atomization, propagation and aerodynamic instability | ||||
Sprache: | Englisch | ||||
Referenten: | Tropea, Prof. Cameron ; Dreizler, Prof. Andreas ; Roisman, Priv. Doz. Ilia V. | ||||
Publikationsjahr: | 4 Februar 2009 | ||||
Ort: | Darmstadt | ||||
Verlag: | Technische Universität | ||||
Datum der mündlichen Prüfung: | 12 November 2008 | ||||
URL / URN: | urn:nbn:de:tuda-tuprints-13109 | ||||
Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract): | This thesis presents a study that has been performed to investigate different phenomena exhibited by a spray generated by an airblast atomizer. Three main subjects are addressed: • Characterization of the spray generated by an airblast atomizer at various operating conditions, including ambient pressure, airflow rate and liquid flow rate. • Investigation of instationary phenomena in spray, its natural and forced oscillations • Modelling of spray atomization inside the nozzle Characterization of both liquid and gas phases of the two-phase flow of an airblast spray is performed using high-speed video imaging, Particle Image Velocimetry and the phase Doppler technique. Three velocity components profiles and size distribution of the droplets in the spray are obtained. The effect of three parameters on the velocity profile and the size distribution, namely; chamber pressure, liquid flow rate and airflow rate has been thoroughly investigated. The collected data can be used for the validation of the numerical Euler-Lagrange code developed for simulation of spray propagation. Next, spray fluctuations at various chamber pressures are characterized using two techniques, namely; Proper Orthogonal Decomposition of time-resolved images and spectral analysis of laser Doppler velocity data. The airblast spray frequency exhibited a strong dependency on the chamber pressure and the gas-phase flow rate and is totally independent of the liquid phase flow rate. The obtained frequencies from both techniques match each other closely. Scaling analysis of the spray frequency demonstrates that it depends only on the average air velocity at the nozzle outlet and on the atomizer geometry. A specific Strouhal number is proposed which could be used as a predictive tool for the determination of spray frequencies at various operational conditions. The value of the Strouhal number depends only on the geometry and type of the atomizer. For the atomizer used in this study the empirical value of the Strouhal number is determined as . The effect of oscillating downstream pressure conditions on the airblast spray is qualitatively investigated. It is found that small pressure oscillating magnitudes has a noticeable effect on the spray behavior. Furthermore, the penetration velocity of the spray under the oscillating pressure conditions is estimated by analyzing the high-speed video images. It is found that the penetration velocity and the oscillation frequency increase when increasing the chamber pressure. Then, in order to better understand the mechanism of film formation in an airblast atomizer with pre-filmer, an auxiliary series of spray impact experiments onto inclined targets experiments are performed the outcome of the impingement process is investigated. The film thickness of the residual liquid on the target is estimated by processing high-speed video images whereas the ejected droplets are characterized using the phase Doppler technique. The experimental data is used to express the film thickness as function of the primary spray parameters. Finally, a novel scaling analysis for the droplet size in the airblast spray is proposed based on the energy balance principle in the framework of the chaotic disintegration theory. The model is validated by the comparison with the experimental data from this and other studies. |
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Freie Schlagworte: | Atomization, film break up, airblast spray, spray/wall interaction | ||||
Sachgruppe der Dewey Dezimalklassifikatin (DDC): | 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 530 Physik | ||||
Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): | 16 Fachbereich Maschinenbau 16 Fachbereich Maschinenbau > Fachgebiet Strömungslehre und Aerodynamik (SLA) |
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Hinterlegungsdatum: | 06 Feb 2009 09:44 | ||||
Letzte Änderung: | 26 Aug 2018 21:25 | ||||
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Referenten: | Tropea, Prof. Cameron ; Dreizler, Prof. Andreas ; Roisman, Priv. Doz. Ilia V. | ||||
Datum der mündlichen Prüfung / Verteidigung / mdl. Prüfung: | 12 November 2008 | ||||
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