Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B (대한기계학회논문집B)
- Volume 21 Issue 8
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- Pages.1056-1067
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- 1997
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- 1226-4881(pISSN)
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- 2288-5324(eISSN)
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Flow visualization and spray characteristics of twin-fluid atomization with converging-diverging nozzles
축소확대 노즐에 의한 2유체 미립화의 유동가시화 및 분무특성
- Park, Byeong-Gyu (Graduate School of Seoul National University) ;
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Lee, Jun-Sik
(Dept.of Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University)
- Published : 1997.08.01
Abstract
Present study visualized flow pattern and investigated spray characteristics of twin-fluid atomization with converging-diverging nozzles. Particle sizes were measured by using the Malvern particle analyzer, and the radial size distributions were evaluated by using the tomographic transform technique. The results show that the SMD generally increases in the radial direction at a prescribed liquid flow rate and the increasing rate in the SMD becomes gradual as atomizing gas pressure increases. The SMD decreases as the liquid flow rate increases at a fixed GLR (gas/liquid mass ratio). The atomization performance of the protrusion-type nozzle turned out to be superior to that of the flush-type. However, in the case of the protrusion-type, flow separation occurs outside the liquid delivery tube when the pressure at the gas nozzle chamber is high enough, which may deteriorate the atomization performance.
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