3 papers
physics.flu-dyn2025
High-energy droplet collisions in multi-interacting hollow cone sprays
Narendra Dev, Varun Kulkarni, Sivakumar Deivandren
Droplets collide in several complex spray environments ranging from sea sprays to combustion chambers, altering their size and velocity characteristics. The present work offers a s…
physics.flu-dyn2025
Regimes of spray formation in gas-centered swirl coaxial atomizers
Deivandren Sivakumar, Varun Kulkarni
Spray formation in ambient atmosphere from gas-centered swirl coaxial atomizers is described by carrying out experiments in a spray test facility. The atomizer discharges a circula…
physics.flu-dyn2024
Spatial evolution of droplet size and velocity characteristics in a swirl spray
S. K. Vankeswaram, V. Kulkarni, S. Deivandren
Spray drop size distribution generated by atomization of fuel influences several facets of a combustion process such as, fuel-air mixing, reaction kinetics and thrust generation. I…