Liquid Atomization

Covering the basics of liquid atomization, this book familiarizes readers with the physical processes of liquid atomization, the main types of atomizers and their design, measurements of spray characteristics, experimental investigations of atomizers, and application of atomizers. It demonstrates how to calculate and design atomizers and how to measure the macro- and microstructure parameters of atomized liquid. With a copious amount of numerical problems available for use as student tutorials, the book is suitable as a supplemental text for courses in mechanical, chemical, fuel, aeronautical, civil, and agricultural engineering.

INTRODUCTORY CONCEPTSVarious Methods of Liquid AtomizationAreas of Applications of Atomized LiquidsLiquids Used for Atomization ProcessesReferencesTHEORETICAL BASIS OF THE PROCESS OF ATOMIZATIONTheory of Disintegration of Jets, Sheets, and DropsStability and Disintegration of Liquid Jets and SheetsDimensionless Criteria of the Atomization ProcessDisintegration and CoalescenceDrop BallisticsUniform DropsReferencesPARAMETERS OF ATOMIZED LIQUIDFlow Rate of Atomized LiquidMacrostructure of Atomized LiquidReferencesTYPES OF ATOMIZERSJet AtomizationSwirl AtomizationJet-Swirl AtomizationPneumatic (Twin-Fluid) AtomizersRotary AtomizersMiscellaneous AtomizersMaterial, Technological, and Maintenance ProblemsReferencesDESIGN OF ATOMIZERSDesign of Jet AtomizersDesign of a Swirl AtomizerDesign of a Jet-Swirl AtomizerDesign of a Pneumatic AtomizerDesign of a Rotary AtomizerReferencesEXPERIMENTAL RESULTSJet AtomizersSwirl AtomizersPneumatic AtomizersRotary AtomizersReferencesEXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES AND MEASURING DEVICESScope of Investigation of AtomizersMeasurement of the Flow Rate of the Atomized LiquidMeasurement of the Macrostructure of the Atomized LiquidDrop Sizing Methods Based on Drop SamplingOptical Drop Sizing MethodsAnalysis of Drop Size Distribution Data to Obtain the "Best" Fit to Standard Distributions and Distribution ParametersReferencesIndexes