Numerical Study of the Effect of Spray Geometric Parameters on Fuel Flow and Air Core in Open-end Pressure-swirl Atomizer

Document Type : Propulsion and Heat Transfer

Authors

1 M.Sc. Student, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran. Iran

2 Corresponding author: Assistant Professor, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran. Iran

3 Professor, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

4 M.Sc., Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

In this research, the internal flow of open-end pressure-swirl atomizer, which has many applications in gas turbine engines and space propulsion, is investigated numerically. A multi-phase fluid volume model is used to simulate the internal flow of the atomizer. Also, due to the nature of the rotational flow inside the atomizer, the RNG k-ε turbulence model was used. Structured mesh has been used to achieve better results. In this research, spray parameters such as liquid film thickness, spray cone angle, discharge coefficient and velocity and pressure distribution contours have been studied. Simulation of an open-end atomizer with an L⁄D = 5 ratio, as well as the use of a structured mesh and the inclusion of kerosene fuel to create conditions close to the operation of a gas turbine, are among the things that differentiate the present study from other studies. The results also show that at a pressure of 0.5 MPa, the time required to reach the fuel in the atomizer used is less than 1.5 milliseconds and the failure of the to spray cone and turn into larger droplets can be observed. The spray angle and discharge coefficient for the studied atomizer were 74.8 and 0.17, respectively. 

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Aerospace Mechanics
Volume 18, Issue 3 - Serial Number 69
Serial No. 69, Autumn Quarterly
August 2022
Pages 127-140

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  • Receive Date: 22 February 2022
  • Revise Date: 12 April 2022
  • Accept Date: 28 June 2022
  • Publish Date: 23 September 2022

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