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Title: High-Speed Radiography and Visible Light Extinction of a Pressure-Swirl Atomizer

Abstract

X-ray radiography, imaging, and fluorescence have been applied to optically dense sprays with great success. The majority of these studies have focused on fuel spray studies for combustion engines and rockets, which have often required demanding or unusual environments or flow configurations that are not easily replicated by other researchers. X-ray measurements probe a different aspect of the spray (liquid density distribution) from visible light diagnostics (scattering from droplets), and as such it can be difficult to compare results from x-ray measurements to results with more conventional diagnostics. Moreover, many previous studies of quasi-steady state sprays have focused exclusively on the time-averaged behavior of the spray. This study will focus on detailed, time-resolved measurements of a small-scale, commercially available pressure-swirl atomizer with simultaneous x-ray radiography and visible light extinction. Furthermore, the data available from both the time-averaged and time-resolved measurements will be described, as well as the potential to correlate visible light extinction with x-ray radiography.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1461196
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Atomization and Sprays
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 28; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 1044-5110
Publisher:
Begell House
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; x-ray radiography; x-ray scattering; time-resolved; pressure swirl

Citation Formats

Kastengren, Alan L. High-Speed Radiography and Visible Light Extinction of a Pressure-Swirl Atomizer. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1615/AtomizSpr.2018021469.
Kastengren, Alan L. High-Speed Radiography and Visible Light Extinction of a Pressure-Swirl Atomizer. United States. https://doi.org/10.1615/AtomizSpr.2018021469
Kastengren, Alan L. 2018. "High-Speed Radiography and Visible Light Extinction of a Pressure-Swirl Atomizer". United States. https://doi.org/10.1615/AtomizSpr.2018021469. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1461196.
@article{osti_1461196,
title = {High-Speed Radiography and Visible Light Extinction of a Pressure-Swirl Atomizer},
author = {Kastengren, Alan L.},
abstractNote = {X-ray radiography, imaging, and fluorescence have been applied to optically dense sprays with great success. The majority of these studies have focused on fuel spray studies for combustion engines and rockets, which have often required demanding or unusual environments or flow configurations that are not easily replicated by other researchers. X-ray measurements probe a different aspect of the spray (liquid density distribution) from visible light diagnostics (scattering from droplets), and as such it can be difficult to compare results from x-ray measurements to results with more conventional diagnostics. Moreover, many previous studies of quasi-steady state sprays have focused exclusively on the time-averaged behavior of the spray. This study will focus on detailed, time-resolved measurements of a small-scale, commercially available pressure-swirl atomizer with simultaneous x-ray radiography and visible light extinction. Furthermore, the data available from both the time-averaged and time-resolved measurements will be described, as well as the potential to correlate visible light extinction with x-ray radiography.},
doi = {10.1615/AtomizSpr.2018021469},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1461196}, journal = {Atomization and Sprays},
issn = {1044-5110},
number = 1,
volume = 28,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2018}
}

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Figure 1. Figure 1.: Schematics of a) pressure swirl atomizer, b) flow apparatus, and c) photograph of the experimental setup

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