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Zhaochu Yang1, Guangcan Yang1, Yongqing He1
1Chongqing Key Laboratory of Micro-nano Systems and Intelligent Transduction, National Research Base of Intelligent Manufacturing Service, Chongqing Technology and Business University, Chongqing 400067, China.
Abstract:
Fuel droplet evaporation is essential to the generation of flammable mixtures in thermal engines. Generally, liquid fuel is injected directly into the hot, high-pressure atmosphere to form scattered droplets. Many investigations on droplet evaporation have been conducted with techniques involving the influence of boundaries, such as suspended wires. Ultrasonic levitation is a non-contact and non-destructive technology that can avoid the impact of hanging wire on droplet shape and heat transfer. Besides, it can simultaneously levitate multiple droplets and allow them to associate with each other or be used to study droplet instability behaviors. This paper reviews the influences of the acoustic field on levitated droplets, the evaporation characteristics of acoustically levitated droplets, and the prospects and limitations of ultrasonic suspension methods for droplet evaporation, which can serve as references for relevant studies.
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