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Article Dans Une Revue CIGR Ejournal Année : 2008

Pesticide Atomization Modelling for Hollow Cone Nozzle

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This paper presents a new approach to model the pesticide atomization in order to get the droplet size and velocity very close to the nozzle exit. The two-phase flow was calculated inside and outside the nozzle. The model was based on classical fluid mechanics transport equations for the liquid dispersion, velocity and turbulence. Moreover, a novel transport equation was developed for the mean liquid/gas surface area, coming from studies in automotive and aeronautics fields. Coupling the transport equations for the liquid mass fraction and the surface area led to an estimation of a Sauter Mean Diameter. These equations have been implemented in the commercial CFD code Fluent. A swirling flow was found inside the nozzle. Moreover, a hollow cone liquid sheet expanded outside the nozzle. Calculations have been conducted with various injection pressure values, leading to a mass flow rate in good accordance with manufacturer data. Surfactant influence has been studied by varying the surface tension coefficient in the surface area transport equation: as expected, droplets obtained are smaller than when water is considered.
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hal-00453896 , version 1 (05-02-2010)

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Magali Simone Marie de Luca, Ariane Vallet. Pesticide Atomization Modelling for Hollow Cone Nozzle. CIGR Ejournal, 2008, X (may), 9 p. ⟨hal-00453896⟩
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