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Effervescent Atomization of Polyvinylpyrrolidone Solutions: Influence of Liquid Properties and Atomizer Geometry on Liquid Breakup and Spray Characteristics

Schröder, Jewe 1; Günther, Astrid; Wirth, Karl-Ernst; Schuchmann, Heike Petra 1; Gaukel, Volker ORCID iD icon 1
1 Institut für Bio- und Lebensmitteltechnik (BLT), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Abstract:

An effervescent atomizer is a special type of internal mixing pneumatic atomizer with a significantly reduced atomization gas consumption compared to conventional pneumatic atomizers. The influence of the mass fraction of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) K30 in aqueous solutions and the influence of nozzle orifice length on the spray is investigated.
The breakup of PVP K30 solutions is changed significantly by their viscosity which depends on the mass fraction. With increasing viscosity, the breakup changes from complete breakup into drops directly at the nozzle orifice outlet to an incomplete breakup with ligaments present. The corresponding Sauter mean diameter and the standard deviation s2 (representing the width of the drop size distribution) increase with increasing viscosity as well. The air-to-liquid ratio by mass (ALR) has comparably less impact on the breakup at the nozzle orifice outlet. Nevertheless an increasing ALR results in decreasing Sauter mean diameters and standard deviations s2. The atomizer geometry has minor impact on the breakup and the resulting drop size distribution.
The unsteadiness of the spray was quantified by its pulsation frequency. ... mehr


Originalveröffentlichung
DOI: 10.1615/AtomizSpr.2013005849
Scopus
Zitationen: 20
Web of Science
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Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Bio- und Lebensmitteltechnik (BLT)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsjahr 2013
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 1044-5110
KITopen-ID: 1000034985
Erschienen in Atomization and Sprays
Verlag Begell House
Band 23
Heft 1
Seiten 1-23
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Web of Science
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