Atomization and droplet dynamics of a gas-liquid two-phase jet under different mass loading ratios

H Wu, F Zhang, Z Zhang, L Hou - International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 2022 - Elsevier
Atomization and droplet dynamics of a gas-liquid two-phase jet were investigated
experimentally, with the particular interest in the influence of mass loading ratio (the ratio of …

Droplet breakup and coalescence of an internal-mixing twin-fluid spray

H Wu, F Zhang, Z Zhang - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Droplet breakup and collision dynamics of an internal-mixing twin-fluid (air-assisted) spray
were investigated experimentally. Time-resolved spray morphological evolutions were …

Fundamental spray characteristics of air-assisted injection system using aviation kerosene

H Wu, F Zhang, Z Zhang - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Spray characteristics of an air-assisted injector under various injection parameters and
ambient conditions were investigated in a constant volume chamber experimentally. High …

Time-resolved low-pressure air-assisted spray performance and unsteadiness evaluation

H Wu, Z Zhang, F Zhang, WL Roberts - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The main advantages of air-assisted spray are its high-quality atomization at low injection
pressures and insensitivity to the viscosity of atomized liquid. In this study, the droplet size …

Energy analysis and research on injection control parameter influence mechanism of air assisted spray system

J Zhao, H Ding, L Fu, B Bai, D Zhang, J Liu, X He - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Air assisted spray system is a two-phase flow spray technology, which consists of fuel
injector and gas injector. High pressure gas is injected into the air assisted spray system to …

Numerical simulation of working process and gas-liquid interaction mechanism of air assisted nozzle

J Zhao, L Fu, H Ding, B Bai, D Zhang, J Liu… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The air assisted nozzle can achieve good atomization of high viscosity fuel at low injection
pressure. However, there are still few studies on the gas-liquid flow inside the nozzle …

Air swirl effect on spray characteristics and droplet dispersion in a twin-jet crossflow airblast injector

S Patil, S Sahu - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Spray characterization in a novel twin-jet airblast injector is reported in this paper with the
focus on the study of the effect of injector air swirl on droplet characteristics and dispersion …

Coriolis-induced liquid breakup and spray evolution in a rotary slinger atomizer: experiments and analysis

S Sahu, A Chakraborty, D Maurya - International Journal of Multiphase …, 2021 - Elsevier
Understanding the physics of primary liquid breakup process and its correlation with the
evolution of spray characteristics in a rotary slinger atomizer is the goal of the present …

Analysis of droplet clustering in air-assist sprays using Voronoi tessellations

S Sahu - Physics of Fluids, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
A comprehensive understanding on the dynamics of droplet clustering in sprays is important
for a wide range of applications ranging from combustion engines to spray drying. Due to …

Spatial evolution of multi-scale droplet clusters in an evaporating spray

N Pandurangan, S Sahu - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Evaporative sprays are encountered in a wide range of engineering applications. Since
clustering of droplets in sprays leads to strong inhomogeneity in the spatial distribution of …