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 …

Interaction of droplet dispersion and evaporation in a polydispersed spray

S Sahu, Y Hardalupas, A Taylor - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2018 - cambridge.org
The interaction between droplet dispersion and evaporation in an acetone spray
evaporating under ambient conditions is experimentally studied with an aim to understand …

Laser induced phosphorescence imaging for the investigation of evaporating liquid flows

A Charogiannis, F Beyrau - Experiments in fluids, 2013 - Springer
The phosphorescence properties of liquid and gaseous acetone, following excitation at 308
nm, are studied and utilized in order to overcome two main challenges of two-phase flow …

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 …

Droplet clustering and local spray unsteadiness in air-assisted sprays

M Manish, S Sahu - Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 2019 - Elsevier
The clustering of droplets in air-assisted water sprays operating under ambient atmospheric
conditions is experimentally studied with the aim to characterize the droplet clusters and …

Two-phase characterization for turbulent dispersion of sprays: a review of optical techniques

S Sahu, M Manish, Y Hardalupas - Droplets and Sprays: Applications for …, 2018 - Springer
In liquid-fueled combustion, the interaction of spray droplets with surrounding turbulent air
flow is crucial since it influences the evaporation rate of the fuel droplets and the process of …

Droplet–turbulence interaction in a confined polydispersed spray: effect of turbulence on droplet dispersion

S Sahu, Y Hardalupas, A Taylor - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2016 - cambridge.org
The effect of entrained air turbulence on dispersion of droplets (with Stokes number based
on the Kolmogorov time scale,). The length scales of droplet clusters increased towards the …

Separate and joint clustering characteristics of large-Stokes-number sprays subjected to turbulent co-flows

A Rostami, R Li, S Kheirkhah - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2023 - cambridge.org
Separate and joint droplets, clusters, and voids characteristics of sprays injected in a
turbulent co-flow are investigated experimentally. Simultaneous Mie scattering and …

Analysis of the spray characteristics of water and water/glycerin mixtures using an interferometric laser imaging for droplet sizing technique

E Yilmaz, T Suzuki, K Ito, GJ Gotama, M Ichiyanagi - 2021 - repository.petra.ac.id
Injection characteristics play an important role in the emission and overall thermal efficiency
of an engine. Several methods have been proposed for analyzing different fuel injection …

Simultaneous droplet and vapour-phase measurements in an evaporative spray by combined ILIDS and PLIF techniques

S Sahu, Y Hardalupas, AMKP Taylor - Experiments in fluids, 2014 - Springer
This paper presents a novel optical technique for simultaneous planar measurement of
droplet and vapour phases in an evaporative spray. The technique combines the out-of …