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Study of droplet sprays prior to impact on a heated horizontal surface

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Abstract

An experimental and theoretical investigation of the coupling effects between a downward oriented spray droplets and a rising saturated buoyant jet that results from evaporation on a heated surface is conducted. A model describing the thermal and hydrodynamic behavior of both the spray and the saturated buoyant jet is developed. A two-dimensional Lagrangian formulation is used to describe the discrete phase while the gas phase is described by a cylindrical coordinates Eulerian formulation. An experimental set-up involving a high speed photographic apparatus is used to observe in-flight monodispersed sprays and to measure the diameter and the velocity of droplets as they approach to the heated surface. Detailed results of the investigation are presented.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)133-141
Number of pages9
JournalAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers, Heat Transfer Division, (Publication) HTD
Volume317-1
StatePublished - 1995
EventProceedings of the 1995 ASME International Mechanical Congress and Exposition - San Francisco, CA, USA
Duration: Nov 12 1995Nov 17 1995

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