- Author
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Yoon, S. S.
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Kim, H. Y.
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Hewson, J. C.
- Title
- Effect of Initial Conditions of Modeled PDFs on Droplet Characteristics for Coalescing and Evaporating Turbulent Water Spray Used in Fire Suppression Applications.
- Coporate
- Korea Univ., Seoul 136-713, Republic of Korea
Fire Science and Technologies, Albuquerque, NM
- Journal
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Fire Safety Journal,
Vol. 42,
No. 5,
393-406,
July 2007
- Keywords
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water sprays
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fire suppression
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droplets
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evaporation
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heat transfer
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mass transfer
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drop sizes
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nozzles
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size distribution
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experiments
- Identifiers
- turbulent dpray; droplet distribution; initial condition; long-normal; experimental data collected at various axial locations; input parameters for the initial conditions using Rosin-Rammler PDF; input parameters for the initial conditions using log-normal PDF; input parameters for the initial conditions using Gaussian PDF; input parameters for the initial conditions using Nukiyama-Tanasawa PDF; conservation of mass; conservation of momentum; conservation of energy; collision, breakup and turbulence models