Based on new information obtained on free microjets, this book explains
the latest phenomena in flame evolution in the presence of a transverse
acoustic field with round and plane propane microjet combustion. It
gives an overview of recent experimental results on instability and
dynamics of jets at low Reynolds numbers and provides the reader, step
by step, with the milestones and recent advances in jet flow stability
and combustion. Readers will also discover a clarification of the
differences between top-hat and parabolic round and plane jet
instability.
Chapters demonstrate features of the interaction between jet and
crossflow, and how experimental data testify to similarities of the
perturbed flow patterns of laminar and turbulent round jets. A similar
response of the jets to external acoustic oscillations is shown, as well
as the peculiarities of the effect of a transverse acoustic field on
downstream evolution of round and plane macro- and microjets. Basic
features of round and plane, macro and micro jets' evolution affected by
initial conditions at the nozzle outlet and by environmental
perturbations are highlighted.
Students of fluid mechanics will gain a solid foundation in hydrodynamic
stability and combustion of subsonic jet flow and researchers will value
the presentation of special aspects of instability and transition. The
work treats both theoretical and practical facets, and it includes
supplementary material such as PowerPoint multimedia notes based on
results of laboratory scientific experiments.
