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68 4. Results and Discussion<br />

200 µm as shown in Fig. 4.14 is invalid as the effective cross-sectional area should<br />

increase with droplet size [207]. The effective cross-section area is therefore calculated<br />

using a linear trend line from a threshold diameter. In the first step, the linear trend<br />

line is calculated using a linear regression scheme based on the data in the droplet size<br />

classes up to 60% of the maximum droplet size.<br />

In the second step, for all droplet size classes larger than 40% of the maximum<br />

droplet size class for this experimental position, the values of the effective cross sectional<br />

area are obtained as values of the linear trend line. Therefore, there is an<br />

overlap of the size class ranges used for computing the trend line and those whose<br />

probe volume cross-section areas are calculated using the trend line. Once the effective<br />

cross-sectional area probe volume is corrected, the number density is corrected<br />

correspondingly. Then, the moment sets of droplet size and velocities are computed,<br />

which in turn are used to calculate the initial weights (number densities), radii and<br />

velocities using the Wheeler algorithm [136]. In the present study, the spray distribution<br />

is approximated by a three-node closure, which is proven to be accurate in<br />

previous studies [48, 49, 191, 202]. The three-node approximation of NDF implies that<br />

the required number of moments is 12 (3 each: weights, droplet radii, axial velocities,<br />

radial velocities). The same procedure is followed at every radial position for the crosssection<br />

of 0.08 m. Figure 4.15 shows the experimental distribution of droplets and<br />

DQMOM approximation at 0.066 m from the center of the spray for 80 kg/h water<br />

flow rate. The problem of negative moments is handled by employing the adaptive<br />

Wheeler algorithm [208].<br />

Number density [ (µm) ­1 ]<br />

0.05<br />

0.04<br />

0.03<br />

0.02<br />

0.01<br />

Experiment<br />

DQMOM<br />

0<br />

0 50 100 150<br />

Droplet radius [ µm ]<br />

Fig. 4.15: Experimental and DQMOM approximation of droplet number density for a<br />

water spray.

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