Disintegration of liquid sheets and quantification of its dynamics

Abstract

Liquid sheets have been studied extensively for the past few decades owing to its importance from atomization point of view. Enhanced atomization is always important for effective performance of injection systems in Internal Combustion (IC) engines and rocket propulsion applications. The atomization depends mainly on the thickness of the upstream liquid sheet. The current study is an attempt to review the prominent works done on analysing the breakup of liquid sheets and techniques used till date for quantifying the dynamics of the breakup.