Abstract
A plain-jet, external-mixing, airblast atomizer has been studied. A bimodal drop size distribution behavior has been observed, where two different drop size populations have been identified. It was observed that as a result of the impingement of the air stream on the liquid jet, a portion of the liquid flows back toward the orifice, arrives at the orifice surface, spreads outward as a thin film in the radial direction, and is then atomized by the air stream emerging from the annular slot. While the large-drop population is generated by the atomization process occurring at the liquid-air collision region, the small-drop population is generated by the backflow mechanism. This phenomenon has been studied experimentally and an approximate analysis has been proposed to describe it.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 349-362 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Atomization and Sprays |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 1998 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemical Engineering