Fundamental studies of spray combustion
- Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States)
Our research on spray combustion involves both experiment and theory and addresses the characteristics of individual droplets and of sprays in a variety of flows: laminar and turbulent, opposed and impinging. Currently our focus concerns water and fuel sprays in two stage laminar flames, i.e., flames arising, for example from a stream of fuel and oxidizer flowing opposite to an air stream carrying a water spray. Our interest in these flames is motivated by the goals of reducing pollutant emissions and extending the range of stable spray combustion. There remains considerable research to be carried out in order to achieve these goals. Thus far our research on the characteristics of sprays in turbulent flows has been limited to nonreacting jets impinging on a plate but this work will be extended to opposed flows with and without a flame. In the following we discuss details of these studies and our plans for future work.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 569651
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9705121-; ON: DE98000902; TRN: 98:000865-0014
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 15. symposium on energy engineering sciences, Argonne, IL (United States), 14-16 May 1997; Other Information: PBD: 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the fifteenth symposium on energy engineering sciences; PB: 285 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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