The influence of droplet motion on the properties of a fuel jet was investigated. Droplet histories, evaporation rates and induced gas motion were computed and the fuel jet properties compared with that of a steady-state jet. It is concluded that droplet size has an important effect upon penetration and that the model should be extended to take account of a range of droplet sizes and simplified by neglecting transient effects.
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