Dispersion of a liquid drop under the effect of an air shock wave with an intensity of 0.2–42 atm

Abstract

In this paper, we present the results of our experiments on the study of the dispersion of a liquid drop (Ø=2 mm, tributyl phosphate) under the influence of an air shock wave (SW) with an intensity of 0.2–42 atm. The experiments were performed using an air shock tube. The SW was created by exploding a C2H2+2.5O2 mixture, compressed air or compressed helium. Recording of the dispersion process was performed by using high-speed macro- and microfilming (the Schlieren method and traditional filming). Macrofilming allowed us to register an integral picture of the process of drop dispersion and to determine the time of drop evaporation. Microfilming allowed us to resolve fragments of the liquid with sizes ⩾2 μm and to obtain the distribution of the spectrum of drop fragments, which is necessary for calibrating the analytical models.