3 papers
physics.flu-dyn2025
On interdependence of instabilities and average drop sizes in bag breakup
Varun Kulkarni, Nikhil Shirdade, Neil Rodrigues +2
A drop exposed to cross flow of air experiences sudden accelerations which deform it rapidly ultimately proceeding to disintegrate it into smaller fragments. In this work, we exami…
physics.flu-dyn2025
Bag breakup of low viscosity drops in the presence of a continuous air jet
Varun Kulkarni, Paul E. Sojka
This work examines the breakup of a single drop of various low viscosity fluids as it deforms in the presence of continuous horizontal air jet. Such a fragmentation typically occur…
physics.flu-dyn2024
An experimental and theoretical investigation of spray characteristics of impinging jets in impact wave regime
Neil S. Rodrigues, Varun Kulkarni, Jian Gao +2
The current study focuses on experimentally and theoretically improving the characterization of the drop size and drop velocity for like-on-like doublet impinging jets. The experim…