Numerical investigation of atomisation using a hybrid Eulerian-Lagrangian solver

This study investigates the potential of a newly released multi-phase solver to simulate atomisation in an air-blast type atomiser. The 'VOF-to-DPM' solver was used to simulate primary and secondary atomisation in an atomiser with a coaxial injector-like geometry. The solver uses a hybrid Eulerian/Eulerian-Lagrangian formulation with...

ElectroHydroDynamic Atomisation: Unipolar and bipolar characterisation and modelling

ElectroHydroDynamic Atomisation (or electrospraying) is a way to disperse a liquid into droplets by exposing it to a strong electric field. The resulting droplets are (highly) charged and can exhibit narrow size and charge distributions which is desirable for many applications. In this dissertation a novel method is developed to classify the...