๐ฟ Spray & Droplet Atomization
Calculate Sauter Mean Diameter (SMD, D32), liquid jet breakup regimes (Rayleigh, Wind-Induced, Atomization), spray cone angle, Rosin-Rammler droplet distribution, Weber and Ohnesorge numbers.
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๐ฟ Spray Jet & Droplet Atomization Dynamics
Real-time particle & wave breakup simulation๐ Configuration & Presets
Key Formulations:
โข Velocity: Vinj = Cd โ(2ฮP/ฯL)
โข Sauter Mean Diameter: D32 = 2.25 ฯ0.25 ฮผL0.16 ฯL0.20 mฬ0.22 ฮPโ0.43
โข Weber Number: Weg = ฯg Vinjยฒ d0 / ฯ
โข Ohnesorge Number: Oh = ฮผL / โ(ฯL ฯ d0)
โข Velocity: Vinj = Cd โ(2ฮP/ฯL)
โข Sauter Mean Diameter: D32 = 2.25 ฯ0.25 ฮผL0.16 ฯL0.20 mฬ0.22 ฮPโ0.43
โข Weber Number: Weg = ฯg Vinjยฒ d0 / ฯ
โข Ohnesorge Number: Oh = ฮผL / โ(ฯL ฯ d0)
๐ Atomization & Spray Results
๐ Output Summary
Identified Breakup Regime
Second Wind-Induced Regime
Turbulent shearing and short-wavelength wave stripping; droplets smaller than nozzle diameter.
Sauter Mean Diameter (D32)
2916.0 ยตm
MMD (Dv50) = 3440.9 ยตm
Spray Cone Angle (ฮธ)
39.9ยฐ
Liquid Core Length = 303.6 mm
Injection Velocity (Vinj)
20.82 m/s
Flow = 3.679e-2 kg/s (2.21 L/min)
Dimensionless Numbers
Weg = 17.3 | Oh = 0.0038
ReL = 3.12e+4 | WeL = 1.44e+4
๐ Rosin-Rammler Droplet Size Distribution
๐ Sauter Mean Diameter D32 vs Injection ฮP
================================================================= THERMOFLUIDCALC โ SPRAY & DROPLET ATOMIZATION REPORT ================================================================= Case Title : Agricultural Flat-Fan Spray Nozzle Nozzle Orifice Diameter : 1.500 mm (1.5000e-3 m) Injection Pressure Drop : 3.00 bar (3.000e+5 Pa) Discharge Coefficient Cd : 0.850 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Liquid Velocity (V_inj) : 20.821 m/s Mass Flow Rate (mdot) : 3.6793e-2 kg/s (36.793 g/s) Volumetric Flow Rate (Q) : 3.6793e-5 m3/s (2.208 L/min) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Liquid Reynolds Number ReL : 3.123e+4 Liquid Weber Number WeL : 1.445e+4 Gas Weber Number Weg : 1.734e+1 Ohnesorge Number Oh : 0.00385 Breakup Regime : Second Wind-Induced Regime ----------------------------------------------------------------- Sauter Mean Diameter (D32) : 2916.03 microns (ยตm) Arithmetic Mean (D10) : 1895.42 microns (ยตm) Mass Median Diameter (Dv50): 3440.92 microns (ยตm) Spray Cone Angle : 39.89 deg Liquid Core Breakup Length : 303.58 mm =================================================================
๐ Calculation Methodology & Engineering Theory
Breakup Regimes & Ohnesorge Diagram
The transition from a continuous liquid column to finely dispersed droplets is governed by the competing forces of inertia, surface tension, viscous shear, and aerodynamic drag:
- Rayleigh Regime (Oh < 0.1, WeL < 10): Capillary instabilities pinch off droplets larger than the nozzle.
- First & Second Wind-Induced: Aerodynamic interaction with surrounding gas causes surface wave shearing.
- Catastrophic Atomization (Weg > 40): Instantaneous chaotic stripping of ligaments into micro-droplets.
Sauter Mean Diameter (D32)
The Sauter Mean Diameter represents the ratio of droplet volume to surface area, critical for mass transfer, evaporation, and combustion:
D32 = โ diยณ / โ diยฒ = 2.25 ยท ฯ0.25 ยท ฮผL0.16 ยท ฯL0.20 ยท mฬL0.22 ยท ฮPโ0.43
The cumulative volumetric distribution follows the Rosin-Rammler distribution with dispersion parameter q โ 2.85.
Key Engineering Assumptions
- Single-component liquid atomizing in a stagnant or co-flowing gas.
- Newtonian liquid behavior (constant dynamic viscosity ฮผL).
- Pressure-swirl / plain orifice discharge correlation valid for ReL > 500.
- Secondary droplet coalescence and wall impingement are not modeled.