Fluid Dynamics And Transport Of Droplets And Sprays

Fluid Dynamics and Transport of Droplets and Sprays The study of droplets and sprays has developed rapidly over the past two decades because of their many important applications, from automobile engine combustion to drug aerosols. This book addresses the complex subject of the interactions of droplets and sprays. It describes the behavior of an individual droplet in a spray, the behavior of a spray, and the criticial relationships between the two. In particular, it discusses the fluid mechanics and transport phenomena that govern the behavior of droplets and sprays in many important applications. Along with a strong theoretical foundation, the book presents results in a way that will be useful for engineering practice, with summaries of key formulas and examples of various spray computations. Among topics covered are transient heating (or cooling) and vaporization (or condensation), multicomponent liquid droplet vaporization, near-critical and supercritical ambient conditions, interaction of droplets with turbulent or vortical structures, distortion of the spherical shape and secondary atomization of the droplets, and computational issues. As an authoritative review of the science and technology of droplets and sprays, this book will be useful for graduate students, researchers, and practicing engineers. William A. Sirignano is Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California, Irvine. Fluid Dynamics and Transport of Droplets and Sprays WILLIAM A. SIRIGNANO University of California, Irvine CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, Sao Paulo Cambridge University Press The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 2RU, UK Published in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, New York www.cambridge.org Information on this title: www.cambridge.org/9780521630368 ©WilliamA. Sirignano 1999 This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published 1999 Reprinted 2000 This digitally printed first paperback version 2005 A catalogue recordfor this publication is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication data Sirignano, W. A. Fluid dynamics and transport of droplets and sprays / William A. Sirignano. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-521-63036-3 1. Spraying. 2. Atomization. I. Title. TP156.S6S57 1999 660'.294515-dc21 98-32171 CIP ISBN-13 978-0-521-63036-8 hardback ISBN-10 0-521-63036-3 h