Spray experiments of RP-3 jet fuel at non-evaporating and evaporating environments were studied on a constant volume spray chamber,and diffusive back-imaging technique was used to capture the transient spray developme...Spray experiments of RP-3 jet fuel at non-evaporating and evaporating environments were studied on a constant volume spray chamber,and diffusive back-imaging technique was used to capture the transient spray development processes.Spray tip penetration,projected spray area and cone angle of RP-3 jet fuel were derived from the spray development images,and compared to those of diesel fuel.It is observed that non-evaporating sprays of RP-3 jet fuel and diesel fuel do not exhibit significant differences,as their spray penetration distances,projected spray areas and spray cone angles are consistent at most test conditions.The evaporating sprays of RP-3 jet fuel produce shorter liquid-phase penetration distances and lower projected spray areas than those of diesel fuel,and these differences are particularly pronounced at low ambient temperatures.However,fuel effects on the evaporating spray cone angle are insignificant.Further,increased ambient density or ambient temperature shortens the liquid-phase spray penetration distance and reduces the liquid-phase spray area,and these effects are more pronounced for diesel fuel than RP-3 jet fuel.展开更多
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52022058 and 51776124)by Ministry of Education of China(Grant No.6141A020335)。
文摘Spray experiments of RP-3 jet fuel at non-evaporating and evaporating environments were studied on a constant volume spray chamber,and diffusive back-imaging technique was used to capture the transient spray development processes.Spray tip penetration,projected spray area and cone angle of RP-3 jet fuel were derived from the spray development images,and compared to those of diesel fuel.It is observed that non-evaporating sprays of RP-3 jet fuel and diesel fuel do not exhibit significant differences,as their spray penetration distances,projected spray areas and spray cone angles are consistent at most test conditions.The evaporating sprays of RP-3 jet fuel produce shorter liquid-phase penetration distances and lower projected spray areas than those of diesel fuel,and these differences are particularly pronounced at low ambient temperatures.However,fuel effects on the evaporating spray cone angle are insignificant.Further,increased ambient density or ambient temperature shortens the liquid-phase spray penetration distance and reduces the liquid-phase spray area,and these effects are more pronounced for diesel fuel than RP-3 jet fuel.
