Gel propellants

MB Padwal, B Natan, DP Mishra - Progress in Energy and Combustion …, 2021 - Elsevier
The transformation of a liquid propellant into a semi-solid gel state paves way for
energetically improved, reliable, safer, and possibly green futuristic propellant for rocket and …

Symmetry-Breaking-Induced Internal Mixing Enhancement of Droplet Collision

Y Leng, C He, Q Wang, Z He, N Simms, P Zhang - Symmetry, 2023 - mdpi.com
Binary droplet collision is a basic fluid phenomenon for many spray processes in nature and
industry involving lots of discrete droplets. It exists an inherent mirror symmetry between two …

Experimental study of impinging jets of gelled and liquid fluids

GS Dias, DA Machado, JC de Andrade… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
This work presents an experimental study on spray formation by unlike impingement of
gelled ethanol with liquid water and liquid ethanol, and a comparison with spray formation …

Development of a smart multiphase system for disperse flows using machine learning

M Broumand, S Yun, Z Hong - International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 2024 - Elsevier
The present study aims at developing a smart multiphase system for efficiency improvement,
loss prevention, and sustainability in industrial processes by leveraging the unprecedented …

The effect of preheating of a viscous and non-Newtonian bioliquid on its internally mixed twin-fluid atomization

M Broumand, MS Khan, H Kuppili, S Yun… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study investigates the influence of preheating temperature on the internally
mixed twin-fluid atomization of a high-viscosity fluid, known as fast pyrolysis bio-oil (FPBO) …

Atomization of smooth sheets of non-Newtonian liquids

SS Ratnu, H Gadgil - International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 2025 - Elsevier
The focus of the present work is to study the fragmentation of liquid sheets formed from
shear-thinning gels with a specific focus on ligament-droplet transition in a smooth sheet …

Accelerating Effects of Flow Behavior Index n on Breakup Dynamics for Droplet Evolution in Non-Newtonian Fluids

J Zhang, Y Han, Z Wang - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
This paper studied the evolution of NaAlg solution micro-droplet in a coaxial microchannel.
The Bird–Carreau model was used to characterize the flow properties of NaAlg solution. As …

Experimental investigation of momentum ratio and impingement angle effects on spray characteristics of triplet and pentad injectors

S Gulmez, HS Kahveci - International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 2024 - Elsevier
A comprehensive experimental investigation is conducted to analyze the effects of
momentum ratio and impingement angle on impinging spray characteristics of triplet and …

Experimental study of spray characteristics at cold start and elevated ambient pressure using hybrid airblast pressure-swirl atomizer

D Shin, AJ Bokhart, NS Rodrigues, P Sojka… - AIAA Scitech 2019 …, 2019 - arc.aiaa.org
The growth of commercial aviation industry relying on petroleum-derived fuels is coupled
with concerns about the environmental impact and the future security of fuel supply. This has …

A parametric study on impinging atomization of gelled fluid using nano-SiO_2 gellant

HY Deng, Z Qu, W Liao, H Yang - 淡江理工學刊, 2021 - airitilibrary.com
A parametric study on impinging atomization of gelled fluid is conducted by preparing the
simulants and establishing impinging platform. We observe the spray behavior and measure …