Break-up of sprayed emulsions from flat-fan nozzles using a hole kinematics model

AL Altieri, SA Cryer - Biosystems Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•A model of emulsion sheet rupture based on hole formation and growth is
presented.•Droplet diameter is increased when holes form far apart and close to the …

Role of large inhomogeneities in initiating liquid sheet breakup in agricultural atomisation

SA Cryer, AL Altieri - Biosystems Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•Emulsifiable concentrates reduce the fraction of fine spray during
atomization.•The dispersed phase creates holes within the sheet to initiate breakup.•Holes …