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Spray: break up by interface tracking
Spray breakup
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Problem description
A Diesel injector of 200 mm  \special {t4ht= diameter.
Physics and modelling
The mathematical model used in this simulation is the two-phase interface-tracking Eulerian model. A phase fraction describes the state at all points in the jet: 0 corresponding to air; 1 to the Diesel fuel. Turbulence has an important effect on the early breakup process and is modelled by LES using a 1-equation subgrid model.
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Author
This work was performed by Eugene de Villiers, Imperial College. Animation of the spray simulation reproduced with kind permission of Eugene de Villiers.