A method for measurement of planar liquid volume fraction in dense sprays

Deshmukh, D and Ravikrishna, RV (2013) A method for measurement of planar liquid volume fraction in dense sprays. In: Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 46 . pp. 254-258.

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Abstract

A methodology for measurement of planar liquid volume fraction in dense sprays using a combination of Planar Laser-Induced Fluorescence (PLIF) and Particle/Droplet Imaging Analysis (PDIA) is presented in this work. The PLIF images are corrected for loss of signal intensity due to laser sheet scattering, absorption and auto-absorption. The key aspect of this work pertains to simultaneously solving the equations involving the corrected PLIF signal and liquid volume fraction. From this, a quantitative estimate of the planar liquid volume fraction is obtained. The corrected PLIF signal and the corrected planar Mie scattering can be also used together to obtain the Sauter Mean Diameter (SMD) distribution by using data from the PDIA technique at a particular location for calibration. This methodology is applied to non-evaporating sprays of diesel and a more viscous pure plant oil at an injection pressure of 1000 bar and a gas pressure of 30 bar in a high pressure chamber. These two fuels are selected since their viscosity values are very different with a consequently very different spray structure. The spatial distribution of liquid volume fraction and SMD is obtained for two fuels. The proposed method is validated by comparing liquid volume fraction obtained by the current method with data from PDIA technique. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Elsevier Science.
Keywords:	PLIF; Auto-Absorption; Liquid Volume Fraction; LSD
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Mechanical Engineering
Date Deposited:	12 Apr 2013 06:20
Last Modified:	12 Apr 2013 06:20
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/46300

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