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Experimental investigations on the atomization characteristics of twin-fluid water mist nozzle were conducted using particle image velocimetry (PIV) system and particle motion analysis system (PMAS). The twin-fluid water mist nozzles with swirlers designed two types of swirl angles such as 0°, 90° and three different size nozzle hole diameters such as 0.5mm, 1mm, 1.5mm were employed. The experiments were carried out by the injection pressure of water and air divided into 1bar, 2bar respectively. The droplet size of the spray was measured using PMAS. The velocity and turbulence intensity were measured using PIV. The velocity, turbulence intensity and SMD distributions of the sprays were measured along the centerline and radial direction. As the experimental results, swirl angle controlled to droplet sizes. It was found that SMD distribution decreases with the increase of swirl angle. The developed twin-fluid water mist nozzle was satisfied to the criteria of NFPA 750, Class 1. It was proven that the developed nozzle under low pressures could be applied to fire protection system.
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This paper was recommended for publication in revised form by Associate Editor Simon Song
Soon Hyun Yoon received his Ph.D degree at KAIST, Korea in 1992. Prof. Yoon is currently a professor of School of Mechanical Engineering of Pusan National University, Korea. His research fields are flow characteristics of jets using PIV and heat transfer enhancement by impinging jets.
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Yoon, S.H., Kim, D.Y., Kim, D.K. et al. Effect of nozzle geometry for swirl type twin-fluid water mist nozzle on the spray characteristic. J Mech Sci Technol 25, 1761–1766 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-011-0506-9
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