Low Weber number jet collision regimes in microgravity

The outcome of the collision between two liquid jets depends on the liquid properties, jet velocity, and impact angle. So far studies on liquid jet impingement have been carried out in normal gravity conditions. In microgravity, jets are not accelerated and can show a different behavior than on grou...

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Autores: Suñol Galofre, Francesc Xavier|||0000-0001-8947-7814, González Cinca, Ricardo|||0000-0003-3920-9103
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/113763
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/113763
https://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5011973
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Reduced gravity environments
Microgravity
Multiphase flows
Fluid jets
Capillary waves
Interfacial flows
Ambients de microgravetat
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física::Física de fluids
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Sumario:The outcome of the collision between two liquid jets depends on the liquid properties, jet velocity, and impact angle. So far studies on liquid jet impingement have been carried out in normal gravity conditions. In microgravity, jets are not accelerated and can show a different behavior than on ground. We perform an experimental analysis of the injection of liquid jets in microgravity, focusing in the jet impingement at different velocities and impact angles at low Weber numbers. Several regimes are obtained, some of which are not observable on ground. Other regimes take place at different parameter ranges than in normal gravity. A map of the observed regimes is proposed in terms of the Weber number and the impact angle.