[HTML][HTML] Revisiting D2-law for the evaporation of dilute droplets

F Dalla Barba, J Wang, F Picano - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
In a wide range of applications, the estimate of droplet evaporation time is based on the
classical D 2-law, which, assuming a fast mixing and fixed environmental properties, states …

Direct numerical simulation of an evaporating turbulent diluted jet-spray at moderate Reynolds number

J Wang, F Dalla Barba, F Picano - International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 2021 - Elsevier
The evaporation of liquid droplets dispersed in jet-sprays is involved in many industrial
applications and natural phenomena. Despite the relevance of the problem, a satisfactory …

Uncertainty quantification analysis of Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes simulation of spray swirling jets undergoing vortex breakdown

J Liberatori, RM Galassi, M Valorani… - … Journal of Spray and …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The computational fluid dynamics-based design of next-generation aeronautical combustion
chambers is challenging due to many geometrical and operational parameters to be …

Evaporation and clustering of ammonia droplets in a hot environment

L Angelilli, FE Hernández Pérez, HG Im, PP Ciottoli… - Physical Review …, 2022 - APS
Recent developments in the transition to zero-carbon fuels show that ammonia is a valid
candidate for combustion. However, liquid ammonia combustion is difficult to stabilize due to …

Evaluation of non-ideal fluid modeling for droplet evaporation in jet-engine-like conditions

D Cavalieri, J Liberatori, M Blandino… - Flow, Turbulence and …, 2024 - Springer
Mid-century climate neutrality targets for the aviation industry foster the development of ultra-
high overall pressure ratio jet engines. Consequently, comprehensive numerical models …

Unsteady RANS simulations with uncertainty quantification of spray combustor under liquid rocket engine relevant conditions

D Cavalieri, J Liberatori, R Malpica Galassi… - AIAA SciTech 2023 …, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-2148. vid We present the
numerical characterization under uncertainty of a single-element liquid-rocket-engine fueled …

Assessment of subgrid dispersion models for large-eddy simulations of turbulent jet flows with dilute spray droplets

L Angelilli, PP Ciottoli, F Picano, M Valorani, HG Im - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
High-fidelity simulations for polydispersed sprays in the Eulerian–Lagrangian framework
need to incorporate subgrid-scale effects in the particle evolution equations. Although the …

Direct numerical simulation of vortex breakdown in evaporating dilute sprays

J Liberatori, F Battista, F Dalla Barba… - Flow, Turbulence and …, 2024 - Springer
The effects of different vortex breakdown states on the evaporation process characterizing
air-acetone vapor swirling jets laden with liquid acetone droplets in the dilute regime are …

Injection of LOX spray in Methane cross-flow RANS modeling uncertainty quantification

J Liberatori, R Malpica Galassi, D Liuzzi… - AIAA Propulsion and …, 2021 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2021-3570. vid This work presents the
numerical characterization under uncertainty of a pintle-injector liquid rocket engine thrust …

[HTML][HTML] Anisotropy analysis of vortex breakdown states via direct numerical simulation

J Liberatori, M Valorani, PP Ciottoli - International Journal of Heat and Fluid …, 2024 - Elsevier
Modeling highly swirling flows via second-moment closure approaches requires properly
characterizing the turbulence dissipation tensor. In the present work, we investigate bubble …