Heat transfer and flow in an atomizing mist jet: A combined hot film and shadowgraph imaging approach

Abstract

This paper presents research in the area of heat transfer and fluid dynamics in an impinging atomizing air/water mist jet. Time averaged and fluctuating local surface heat transfer results obtained by microfoil and hot film sensors are correlated with flow field measurements of droplet diameter and velocity obtained by shadowgraph imaging and droplet tracking velocimetry. This paper seeks to understand the linkage between the atomization process in the nozzle, the two-phase flow dynamics and the surface heat transfer characteristics. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.