Transient growth of droplet instabilities in a stream
- School of Engineering, The University of British Columbia, Kelowna, British Columbia V1V 1V7 (Canada)
Droplet deformation is the first stage of all aerodynamically induced-breakups, considerably affecting the characteristics of the atomization. In the present study, using an adaptive volume of fluid method, two and three-dimensional direct numerical simulations have been performed to understand droplet deformation. A high Reynolds number and a range of relatively high Weber numbers are chosen, addressing the shear breakup of droplets in a stream. The study is focused on the initiation and growth of instabilities over the droplet. The role of Kelvin-Helmholtz and Rayleigh-Taylor instabilities in wave formation and azimuthal transverse modulation are shown and the obtained results for the most amplified wave-numbers are compared with instability theories for zero and non-zero vorticity layers. The present results for the most amplified wave-numbers and deformation topologies are in good agreement with the previous experimental results.
- OSTI ID:
- 22257021
- Journal Information:
- Physics of Fluids (1994), Vol. 26, Issue 1; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1070-6631
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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