A new technique for the measurement of Sauter mean diameter of droplets in unsteady dense sprays
A new technique is developed for the in-situ measurement of Sauter mean diameter of droplets in non-evaporating transient dense sprays. This method analyzes the image of a shadowpicture of a spray based on the incident light extinction principle, and allows the sizing of Sauter mean diameter of whole droplets in a transient spray with any shape. In addition, this method allows the measurement of the local droplet size in a quasi-steady region of an axisymmetric spray if the conservation equations regarding mass and momentum are included in the calculation and data analysis. A calibration was carried out using glass beads as test particles: this was proved to have an accuracy of Sauter mean diameter measurement within 10%, on average. Applications of the new technique to both diesel and gasoline (EFI) sprays have been made. The experimental results show that the rise in injection pressure contributes in the reduction of the overall Sauter mean diameter and that, in the peripheral region the droplets are smaller than those in the central region.
- OSTI ID:
- 5378734
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-890240-
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Society of Automotive Engineers international congress and exposition, Detroit, MI (USA), 27 Feb - 3 Mar 1989; Other Information: Technical Paper 890316
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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