Numerical study on shearing breakup of liquid droplet in gas medium
Received:May 09, 2009  Revised:December 07, 2009
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DOI:10.7511/jslx201102010
KeyWord:liquid droplet  deformation  breakup  VOF method  turbulent flow model
        
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楼建锋 北京应用物理与计算数学研究所,北京 ;中国工程物理研究院 北京研究生部,北京
洪滔 北京应用物理与计算数学研究所,北京
朱建士 北京应用物理与计算数学研究所,北京
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Abstract:
      The deformation and breakup of liquid droplet is important in fuel explosive dispersal. In this paper, VOF method and standard k-ε turbulent flow model were combined to simulate the deformation and breakup of liquid droplet in air flow. Previous experiments were simulated with the new method, numerical results were in good agreement with experiments. On this basis, the influence of representative parameters on droplet breakup, such as Weber number, Ohnesorge number and density ratio of liquid to gas, were analyzed. Simulation results show that Weber number plays a catalytic role in deformation and breakup of droplet, while Ohnesorge number and density ratio of liquid to gas impede the breakup.