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Acta Aeronautica et Astronautica Sinica ›› 2026, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (8): 132554.doi: 10.7527/S1000-6893.2025.32554

• Fluid Mechanics and Flight Mechanics •    

Comparative analysis on spray characteristics of three pressure nozzles in high-speed crossflow

Shiqi WANG1(), Bo FAN2, Zhixuan HAN2, Neng WAN1, Liang MA2, Zhigang JIA1, Quan WEN1   

  1. 1.Aero Engine Academy of China,Beijing 101304,China
    2.College of Aeronautical Engineering,Civil Aviation University of China,Tianjin 300300,China
  • Received:2025-07-11 Revised:2025-08-20 Accepted:2025-11-19 Online:2025-12-09 Published:2025-12-08
  • Contact: Shiqi WANG E-mail:wangsq6@126.com
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(52306052);AECC Innovation Funds(ZZCX-2023-033)

Abstract:

This study presents a systematic investigation into the transverse spray dispersion characteristics of three pressure nozzles, a self-excited sweeping nozzle, a plain-orifice nozzle, and a hollow-cone swirl nozzle, under high-speed crossflow conditions at Mach number 0.4. Initial characterization of their fundamental atomization performance was conducted in quiescent air, followed by spray field visualization in high-speed flow using planar laser Mie scattering imaging to quantify transient spray structures and time-averaged droplet concentration distributions. The results show that the self-excited sweeping nozzle demonstrated intermediate atomization performance between plain-orifice nozzle and hollow-cone swirl nozzle in quiescent environment. In high-speed crossflow, however, the self-excited sweeping nozzle achieves a 67% greater maximum penetration depth than the swirl nozzle and reaches 79% of that of the plain-orifice nozzle, and its spanwise spread distance matches the swirl nozzle, both 150% exceeding the plain-orifice nozzle. Assuming a rectangular spray distribution area, the total coverage area of the self-excited sweeping nozzle is 1.67 times that of the swirl nozzle and 2.17 times that of the plain-orifice nozzle. Moreover, the high-concentration droplet regions in both the central and lateral cross-sections of the self-excited sweeping nozzle are significantly larger than those of the other two nozzles, demonstrating superior spray uniformity. This study preliminarily confirms the unique advantages of the self-excited sweeping nozzle in enhancing spanwise diffusion, total spray coverage, and distribution uniformity in high-speed airflow environments. These findings provide a novel technical solution for liquid injection applications under high-speed airflow conditions such as scramjet/afterburner combustors and jet precooling systems.

Key words: self-excited sweeping nozzle, plain-orifice nozzle, simplex swirl nozzle, crossflow, penetration depth

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