Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.31803/tg-20180908135420

Design and construction of the pressure swirl nozzle and experimental investigation of spray characteristics

Seyed Hadi Seyedin ; Department of Chemical Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Daneshgah Blvd, Simon Bulivar Blvd, Tehran, Iran
Majid Ahmadi ; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Daneshgah Blvd, Simon Bulivar Blvd, Tehran, Iran
Seyed Vahid Seyedin ; Department of Software Engineering, Tehran South Branch, Islamic Azad University, Azarshahr Street, North Iranshahr Street, Karimkhan-e-Zand Avenue, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

This paper focuses on the structure and performance of the pressure swirl nozzle and the study of liquid atomization. In this study, the atomizer has been designed and some experiments have been performed on it. Since image processing is an efficient method for measuring the size of the droplet and since it considerably reduces the total measuring time and eliminates the subjective observer’s error in sizing and counting spray drops, a digital camera has been used for capturing images and image processing has been done by the MATLAB software. The results show that by increasing the atomization air pressure, the spray angle increases and the droplet’s size decreases. It is concluded that the spray angle is a function of the atomization air pressure and orifice diameter. Moreover, when the distance from the spray centre line increases, the droplet’s average velocity decreases.

Keywords

atomization; droplet size; image processing; pressure swirl nozzle; spray

Hrčak ID:

225473

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/225473

Publication date:

23.9.2019.

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