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Visualization of High Speed Liquid Jet Impaction on a Moving Surface
Published on: April 17, 2015
Ballistic imaging of the liquid core for a steady jet in crossflow
Mark A Linne1, Megan Paciaroni, James R Gord
1Department of Combustion Physics, Lund Institute of Technology, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden. Mark.Linne@forbrf.lth.se
Abstract:
A time-gated ballistic imaging instrument is used to obtain high-spatial-resolution, single-shot images of the liquid core in a water spray issuing into a gaseous crossflow. We describe further development of the diagnostic technique to improve spatial resolution and present images and statistics for various jets under crossflow experimental conditions (different Weber numbers). Series of these images reveal a near-nozzle flow field undergoing breakup and subsequent droplet formation by stripping. One can also detect signatures of spatially periodic behavior in the liquid core and formation of small voids during breakup.
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