Droplet aerobreakup under the shear-induced entrainment regime using a multiscale two-fluid approach

Abstract

A droplet exposed to a high-speed gas flow is subject to a violent fragmentation, dominated by a widespread mist of multiscale structures that introduce significant complexities in numerical studies. The present work focuses on capturing all stages of the aerodynamic breakup of a waterlike droplet under the shear-induced entrainment regime. The numerical investigation is conducted within a physically consistent multiscale framework, which provides insight into the mist dynamics and the distribution of the produced secondary droplets under different postshock conditions.