RT Journal Article ID 29182fe44dea7068 A1 Desyatkov, Anat A1 Adler, Gabriela A1 Prokopov, Oleg A1 Natan, Benveniste T1 ATOMIZATION OF GEL FUELS USING IMPINGING-JET ATOMIZERS JF International Journal of Energetic Materials and Chemical Propulsion JO IJEMCP YR 2011 FD 2012-03-01 VO 10 IS 1 SP 55 OP 65 K1 gel K1 atomizer K1 impinging jets AB The performance of impinging-jet atomizers for gelled fluids was examined. An injection system based on prefixing the mass flow rate of the atomized fluid was designed and built. Plain and gelled water were used as working fluids. Three types of impinging jet atomizers (doublet, triplet, and quadruplet) at two impinging angles were utilized. The results indicate a tendency of the droplet size to decrease with the mass flow rate growth. Gels were more difficult to atomize than Newtonian fluids. The triplet atomizer was found to be superior to the doublet and quadruplet atomizers. The lowest Sauter mean diameter values obtained were 8 μm for water and 10 μm for gel with the triplet injector. PB Begell House LK https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/17bbb47e377ce023,0aab36df4049e475,29182fe44dea7068.html