Self-Pulsation Characteristics of a Swirl Coaxial Injector with Various Injection and Geometric Conditions

Abstract

The spray and acoustic characteristics of a gas/liquid swirl coaxial injector are studied experimentally. The self-pulsation is defined as a pressure and flow rate oscillations by a time-delayed feedback between liquid and gas phase. Self-pulsation has strong influences on atomization and mixing processes and accompanies painful screams. So, the spray and acoustic characteristics are investigated. Spray patterns are observed by shadow photography technique in order to determine the onset of self-pulsation. And self-pulsation boundary with injection conditions and recess length is get. To measure the frequency of the spray oscillation, oscillation of the laser intensity which passes through spray is analyzed by Fast Fourier Transform. For acoustic tests, a PULSE System was used. Acoustic characteristics of a swirl coaxial injector are investigated according to the injection conditions, such as the pressure drop of the liquid and gas phase, and injector geometries, such as recess length and gap size between the inner and outer injector. From the experimental results, the increase of recess length leads to the rapid increase of the sound pressure level. And as the pressure drop of the liquid phase increases, the frequency of the self- pulsation shifts to the higher frequency. The frequency of spray oscillation is the same as that of the acoustic fields by self-pulsation.