Secondary breakup of a drop at moderate Weber numbers

M Jain, RS Prakash, G Tomar… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
We present volume of fluid based numerical simulations of secondary breakup of a drop with
high density ratio (approx. 1000) and also perform experiments by injecting monodisperse …

The challenge of modeling fuel–coolant interaction: Part I–Premixing

R Meignen, S Picchi, J Lamome, B Raverdy… - … Engineering and Design, 2014 - Elsevier
Fuel–coolant interaction is a complex mixing process that can occur during the course of a
severe accident in a nuclear power plant involving core melting and relocation. Under …

Predicting droplet deformation and breakup for moderate Weber numbers

G Strotos, I Malgarinos, N Nikolopoulos… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
The present work examines numerically the deformation and breakup of free falling droplets
subjected to a continuous cross flow. The model is based on the solution of the Navier …

Improved droplet breakup models for spray applications

D Stefanitsis, G Strotos, N Nikolopoulos… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The current study examines the performance of two zero-dimensional (0D) aerodynamically-
induced breakup models, utilized for the prediction of droplet deformation during the …

Interactions between shock waves and liquid droplet clusters: Interfacial physics

M Tripathi, H Ganti, P Khare - Journal of Fluids …, 2022 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This study quantitatively investigates the behaviors of single and multiple liquid cylinders
placed in the path of a traveling normal shock wave using high-fidelity numerical …

Numerical investigation of aerodynamic droplet breakup in a high temperature gas environment

G Strotos, I Malgarinos, N Nikolopoulos, M Gavaises - Fuel, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The Navier–Stokes equations, energy and vapor transport equations coupled with
the VOF methodology and a vaporization rate model are numerically solved to predict …

[HTML][HTML] The NexGen burner: Non-Reacting gaseous and spray dynamics

M Kamin, J Eblin, P Khare - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
This paper reports the results of a comprehensive investigation to identify turbulent
multiphase fluid dynamics through the NexGen burner used for fireworthiness certifications …

Direct numerical simulation of droplet deformation in turbulent flows with different velocity profiles

D Jiao, K Jiao, F Zhang, Q Du - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
The deformation and fragmentation processes of single droplet in turbulent velocity flows are
compared with the continuous uniform velocity inlet profile flows. Direct numerical simulation …

Numerical investigation of the aerodynamic breakup of Diesel and heavy fuel oil droplets

D Stefanitsis, I Malgarinos, G Strotos… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Secondary atomization plays an important role in the operation of liquid injection systems
encountered in many engineering applications such as in oil burners and internal …

Numerical investigation of the aerodynamic breakup of droplets in tandem

D Stefanitsis, I Malgarinos, G Strotos… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The present work examines the aerodynamic breakup of four liquid droplets in tandem
formation at Diesel engine conditions using the Volume of Fluid (VOF) method. The …