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Effect of geometrical parameters interaction on swirl effervescent atomizer spray angle
Zulkifli Abdul Ghaffar1, Salmiah Kasolang2, Ahmad Hussein Abdul Hamid3, Ow Chee Sheng4, Mimi Azlina Abu Bakar5.
A wider spray angle produced by an atomizer is often required in providing a better spray
dispersion. The formation and wideness of the spray angle were reported to be affected
by the changes in geometrical parameters. In the present study, the effect of the
interaction between two geometrical parameters (swirl-generating vane angle and
discharge orifice diameter) on the swirl effervescent atomizer spray angle was studied. A
newly-designed swirl effervescent atomizer was developed with 30°, 45° and 60° swirlgenerating
vane angle and 1.5, 2.0 and 2.5mm discharge orifice diameter. The atomizer
performance tests were carried out using water as the working fluid and nitrogen gas as
the atomizing agent. High-speed shadowgraph technique was deployed to record the
resultant sprays produced. Video recordings, acquired using a high-speed video camera,
were converted to a sequence of images for further analysis using image processing
software. It was found that geometrical parameters of the newly designed atomizer have
a great impact on the formation and characteristics of the spray angle. The combined
effect of both swirl-generating vane angle and discharge orifice diameter has produced
an increase in the spray angle. The largest spray angle was observed at the largest
dimension of both geometries.
Affiliation:
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
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MyJurnal (2021) |
H-Index
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6 |
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0.000 |
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0 |
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Scopus 2020 |
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CiteScore (1.4) |
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Q3 (Engineering (all)) |
Additional Information |
SJR (0.191) |
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