Atomization and Sprays Short Course (A&SSC)

Register Here! General Information Course Objective Instructors Course Content and Materials UC Irvine Combustion Laboratory Advanced Power and Energy Program

COURSE DATES:

March 25-27, 2024

Monday - Wednesday: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time

Course Content

FUNDAMENTALS OF ATOMIZATION AND SPRAYS

Injector Internal Flow
Liquid Breakup
Transport
Evaporation
Interaction with Surfaces
Role of Physical Properties, State, and Flow Regimes

ATOMIZER DESIGN

Types
Advantages/Disadvantages
Role of Liquid Properties

DESIGN TOOLS

Estimating Atomizer Performance
Estimating Evaporation Performance

EXPERIMENTAL METHODS

Optical and conventional diagnostics, spray characterization, high pressure and temperature experiments.
Virtual laboratory session using the experimental facilities associated with the UCI Combustion Laboratory research test cells and support facilities.

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS

Current, state-of-the-art, and advanced computational methods for sprays and spray systems.

Course Materials

Participants receive:
(1) A set of slides, room for notes, and supplemental materials, and

(2) The popular text "Atomization and Sprays" by Arthur Lefebvre and Vincent McDonell."

For Technical Information, Contact:
Professor Vincent McDonell
Phone 949.824.5950 x11121
Fax 949.824.7423
Email mcdonell @ ucicl.uci.edu

For Registration, Transportation, and Lodging, Contact:
Jeff Wojciechowski
Fax 949.824.7423
Email jsw @ ucicl.uci.edu