Experimental Evaluation of the Nukiyama-Tanasawa Equation for Pneumatically Generated Aerosols Used in Flame Atomic Spectrometry

1992 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 669-676 ◽  
Author(s):  
Coral Robles ◽  
Juan Mora ◽  
Antonio Canals
Keyword(s):  
Organic Solvents ◽  
Liquid Flow ◽  
Experimental Evaluation ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Droplet Size Distribution ◽  
Atomic Spectrometry ◽  
Fraunhofer Diffraction ◽  
Sauter Mean Diameter ◽  
Mean Diameter ◽  
Liquid Flows

The Nukiyama-Tanasawa equation has been checked for its applicability to predict the Sauter mean diameter of aerosols generated pneumatically under the conditions usually employed in FAAS. The measurements of droplet-size distribution have been carried out by means of a laser Fraunhofer diffraction system. The effects of both gas and liquid flows, and solvent physical properties, on experimental and calculated Sauter mean diameters of the aerosols have been studied. The results show that this equation, under normal conditions used in FAAS, correctly describes the trends of Sauter mean diameter variation of aerosols generated pneumatically with respect to the flows of nebulizing gas and liquid. Increases in liquid flow or decreases in gas flow give rise to increases in Sauter mean diameters of the aerosols. However, the absolute values predicted according to the equation far exceed the experimental Sauter mean diameters obtained, the divergences being larger at higher liquid flow/nebulizing gas flow ratios. The overestimation for water ranged from 1.8- to 8.1-fold, and for organic solvents and methanol+water mixtures from 3.6- to 13.3-fold. Under the conditions studied, experimental Sauter mean diameter values for the organic solvents and methanol+water mixtures studied were well below those found for water, under comparable conditions. This result contradicts the predictions of the Nukiyama-Tanasawa equation mainly at high liquid flow/nebulizing gas flow ratios. The main reason for this divergence is the overweighting assigned to the second term of the equation.

scholarly journals Atomization Quality of Twin Fluid Atomizers for Gas Turbines

1982 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. M. Elkotb ◽  
M. A. Elsayed Mahdy ◽  
M. E. Montaser
Keyword(s):  
Size Distribution ◽  
Droplet Size ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Cone Angle ◽  
Droplet Size Distribution ◽  
Diameter Ratio ◽  
Air Pressure ◽  
Sauter Mean Diameter ◽  
Flow Number ◽  
Mean Diameter

A detailed investigation of the effect of nozzle/needle diameter ratio, normal fuel area, swirler degree, air pressure, fuel pressure on flow number, cone angle and droplet size distribution of external mixing twin fluid atomizers is given in this paper. Forty atomizers have been constructed to prevent mutual effect of various parameters. Flow number and cone angle are found to increase with nozzle/diameter ratio, and to decrease with the increase of air pressure. Optimum fuel flow is obtained at swirler angle 30-deg, while cone angle increases with increase of swirler angle. Sauter mean diameter decreases with the increase of air pressure and decrease of fuel pressure. Suitable functions are derived for droplet size distribution, Sauter mean diameter, and flow number. They are suitable to predict the geometry of the atomizer and to be used also in a prediction model for the calculation of fuel concentration and heat release.

scholarly journals Effect of Inlet Tangential Port Area on the Performance of Small – Scale Simplex Atomizer

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Selvan G. Muthu ◽  
H. S. Muralidhara ◽  
Vinod Kumar Vyas ◽  
Kanth T. P. Dinesh ◽  
S. Kumaran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Size Distribution ◽  
Droplet Size ◽  
Cone Angle ◽  
Droplet Size Distribution ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Sauter Mean Diameter ◽  
Spray Cone Angle ◽  
Spray Cone ◽  
Mean Diameter ◽  
Coefficient Of Discharge

An experimental investigation was conducted to study the effects of increased area of inlet tangential ports on the performance of small scale simplex atomizer. The spray characteristics of three different simplex atomizer representing increasing area of inlet tangential ports are examined using water as a working fluid. Measurements of coefficient of discharge, spray cone angle, Sauter mean diameter and droplet size distribution were carried out over wide range of injection pressure. Coriolis mass flow meter was used to measure coefficient of discharge. Spray cone angle was measured by image processing technique. Sauter mean diameter and droplet size distributions were measured by Malvern droplet sizing instrument. It was observed that with increase in area of inlet tangential ports the size of air core produced along the center line reduced, which increases the coefficient of discharge. Spray cone angle decreases with increase in area of inlet tangential ports. It was found that increase in area of inlet tangential ports reduces swirl strength inside swirl chamber, which results in increasing Sauter mean diameter. Better droplet size distribution was observed for lower area of inlet tangential port configuration. The obtained experimental results were compared with experimental correlations available in literatures. Deviations in the obtained experimental results and experimental correlations was observed. This is due to difference in the size of atomizer used and difference in experimental techniques used between the present work and other investigations.

Characteristics of Mean Droplet Size Produced by Spinning Disk Atomizers

2012 ◽  
Vol 134 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Ahmed ◽  
M. S. Youssef
Keyword(s):  
Droplet Size ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Liquid Flow ◽  
Liquid Flow Rate ◽  
Sauter Mean Diameter ◽  
Disk Diameter ◽  
Downstream Distance ◽  
Spinning Disk ◽  
Mean Diameter ◽  
The Mean

Characteristics of mean droplet size of spray produced by spinning disk atomizers were experimentally investigated. The phase-doppler particle analyzer (PDPA) was used to measure the droplet size of water spray in the downstream distance along the spray trajectory. Effects of various operating conditions on the mean diameter had been studied. The studied variables were: the rotational speed in the range of 838 to 1677 rad/s (8,000–16,000 rpm), the liquid flow rate in the range of 0.56 to 2.8 × 10−6 m3/s (2–10 L/h), the disk diameter in the range of 0.04 to 0.12 m, and the downstream tangential distance along the spray trajectory of up to 0. 24 m. The Sauter mean diameter (d32) was used to represent the mean of generated spray droplet sizes. The results indicated that the Sauter mean diameter can be correlated with dimensionless groups, such as the Reynolds number, Weber number, flow coefficient, and the ratio of downstream distance to disk diameter. Based on this correlation, it was found that the Sauter mean diameter (d32) increases as the downstream tangential distance, and liquid flow rate increase. Similarly, a decrease of rotational speed and disk diameter results in an increase in the Sauter mean diameter (d32). A comparison between the developed correlation and correlations obtained by other researchers has been presented and discussed in detail.

scholarly journals Experimental Study of the Effect of the Expansion Segment Geometry on the Atomization of a Plain-Jet Airblast Atomizer

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Yi Jin ◽  
Kanghong Yao ◽  
Xiaomin He ◽  
Kai Zhang ◽  
Yunbiao Wang
Keyword(s):  
Size Distribution ◽  
Droplet Size ◽  
Droplet Size Distribution ◽  
Droplet Velocity ◽  
Geometrical Parameters ◽  
Distribution Factor ◽  
Sauter Mean Diameter ◽  
Mean Velocity ◽  
Expansion Segment ◽  
Mean Diameter

In this paper, the idea of adding an expansion segment over traditional airblast atomizer is proposed to improve the spray performance. According to the systematic experiments, the Sauter mean diameter, the droplet size distribution, and the droplet axial mean velocity were obtained to evaluate the spray performance. The correlations between spray performance and four geometrical parameters of the expansion segment which include the length, the angle, the throat area, and position of liquid jet are considered. The atomizer operates at atmospheric pressure and temperature, and the air liquid ratio range is from 0.48 to 2.85. The data of the results were measured by Phase Doppler Particle Analyzer. The results show that more uniform droplet size distribution can be achieved with the addition of expansion segment, and the droplet size distribution factor q of the case adding the expansion segment is 52.8% bigger than that of the case with no expansion segment. q increases as the length and angle of expansion segment increase. The Sauter mean diameter can be reduced by either reducing the length or angle of expansion segment. As for droplet velocity, it is determined that the droplet velocity increases along the radial direction, which is noteworthy because opposite trend is reported for traditional plain-jet atomizers. With an increase of the length, angle, and throat area of the expansion segment, the droplet axial velocity decays.

scholarly journals Planar LIF/MIE ratio droplet sizing using structured laser sheet imaging at elevated ambient pressures

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 38-47
Author(s):  
Andrew Corber ◽  
Wajid Chishty ◽  
Patrizio Vena
Keyword(s):  
Scattered Light ◽  
Laser Sheet ◽  
Jet Fuels ◽  
Sauter Mean Diameter ◽  
Hollow Cone ◽  
Phase Doppler Anemometry ◽  
Mean Diameter ◽  
Planar Maps ◽  
Liquid Flows ◽  
Conventional Laser

LIF/Mie ratio-metric imaging was used to characterize sprays produced by a simple hollow-cone pressure atomizer, operating under elevated ambient pressures up to 10 atm. A structured laser sheet was used as the source of illumination to suppress the multiple scattered light, generating images that are free of the artefacts typically found in conventional laser sheet images. The resulting LIF/Mie ratio-metric images were calibrated using Phase Doppler anemometry to generate axial planar maps of the spray’s Sauter-mean diameter (SMD). This calibration methodology was applied over a range of ambient pressures and liquid flows to assess the robustness of the structured LIF/Mie ratio-metric imaging as a droplet sizing technique. The test fluids consisted of conventional and alternative jet fuels as well as nozzle calibration fluid. Results presented in the paper indicate both the effectiveness and certain limitations of the technique.

scholarly journals A Study on Liquid Leak Rates in Packing Seals

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1936
Author(s):  
Abdel-Hakim Bouzid
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Liquid Flow ◽  
Environmental Protection Agency ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Outer Boundary ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Toxic Substances ◽  
Packing Materials ◽  
Thickness Change ◽  
Flow Through

The accurate prediction of liquid leak rates in packing seals is an important step in the design of stuffing boxes, in order to comply with environmental protection laws and health and safety regulations regarding the release of toxic substances or fugitive emissions, such as those implemented by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Technische Anleitung zur Reinhaltung der Luft (TA Luft). Most recent studies conducted on seals have concentrated on the prediction of gas flow, with little to no effort put toward predicting liquid flow. As a result, there is a need to simulate liquid flow through sealing materials in order to predict leakage into the outer boundary. Modelling of liquid flow through porous packing materials was addressed in this work. Characterization of their porous structure was determined to be a key parameter in the prediction of liquid flow through packing materials; the relationship between gland stress and leak rate was also acknowledged. The proposed methodology started by conducting experimental leak measurements with helium gas to characterize the number and size of capillaries. Liquid leak tests with water and kerosene were then conducted in order to validate the predictions. This study showed that liquid leak rates in packed stuffing boxes could be predicted with reasonable accuracy for low gland stresses. It was found that internal pressure and compression stress had an effect on leakage, as did the thickness change and the type of fluid. The measured leak rates were in the range of 0.062 to 5.7 mg/s for gases and 0.0013 and 5.5 mg/s for liquids.

scholarly journals Velocity bias in intrusive gas-liquid flow measurements

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Hohermuth ◽  
M. Kramer ◽  
S. Felder ◽  
D. Valero
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Flow ◽  
Breaking Waves ◽  
Correction Method ◽  
Force Balance ◽  
Bubble Velocity ◽  
Natural Environments ◽  
Flow Measurements ◽  
Gas Liquid Flow ◽  
Liquid Flows ◽  
Velocity Bias

AbstractGas–liquid flows occur in many natural environments such as breaking waves, river rapids and human-made systems, including nuclear reactors and water treatment or conveyance infrastructure. Such two-phase flows are commonly investigated using phase-detection intrusive probes, yielding velocities that are considered to be directly representative of bubble velocities. Using different state-of-the-art instruments and analysis algorithms, we show that bubble–probe interactions lead to an underestimation of the real bubble velocity due to surface tension. To overcome this velocity bias, a correction method is formulated based on a force balance on the bubble. The proposed methodology allows to assess the bubble–probe interaction bias for various types of gas-liquid flows and to recover the undisturbed real bubble velocity. We show that the velocity bias is strong in laboratory scale investigations and therefore may affect the extrapolation of results to full scale. The correction method increases the accuracy of bubble velocity estimations, thereby enabling a deeper understanding of fundamental gas-liquid flow processes.

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