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Main Title Effervescent Atomization at Low Air/Liquid Ratios.
Author Sutherland, J. ; Panchagnula, M. ; Sojka, P. E. ; Plesniak, M. W. ; Gore, J. P. ;
CORP Author Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN. Thermal Sciences and Propulsion Center.;Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. Air Pollution Prevention and Control Div.
Publisher 1998
Year Published 1998
Report Number EPA-R-822618; EPA/600/A-98/092;
Stock Number PB98-155062
Additional Subjects Aerosols ; Atomizers ; Material substitution ; Consumer products ; Sprayers ; Nozzles ; Propellants ; Aerosol generators ; Water ; Air ; Environmental chemical substitutes ; Atomizing ; Spraying ; Design analysis ; Surface tensions ; Viscosity ; Air pollution abatement ; Pollution prevention ; Effervescence ; Air/liquid ratios
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NTIS  PB98-155062 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
The paper discusses the performance of a new type of consumer product aerosol dispenser that allows the substitution of water for volatile organic compound solvents and air for hydrocarbon propellants. A key result is the production of sprays whose Sauter mean diameters are 70 micrometers and below for air/liquid ratios by mass of < 1%. High speed photographic and three-dimensional focused holographic images clearly demonstrate a difference in the near nozzle when compared to an earlier design. Both designs exhibit a tree-like breakup regime, but a larger number of smaller ligaments are present in the current nozzel. In addition, the unstable ligaments appear to break up at much shorter wavelengths, resulting in smaller drops being formed.