Breakup and breakdown of bent kerosene jets in gas turbine conditions

Jet A-1 kerosene injection in air crossflow conditions has been studied for temperature up to 600 K and pressure up to 2 MPa. Thousand frames of jet shadowgraphs have been sampled for each of the 82 experimental conditions to determine statistical parameters characterizing the jet behavior. Among them the breakdown point, corresponding to the spatial position along the jet where the momentum jet looses its coherence, is the most relevant one. The axial coordinate of this point is strongly correlated with the liquid–gas momentum ratio while the breakdown position in gas stream direction mainly depends on the aerodynamic Weber number. This shows that the deformation of the liquid before and after its primary atomization is the most significant correction in respect to the ballistic, inviscid evolution of a bent cylindrical jet. The generalized profile equation, normalized to the breakdown coordinates, is invariant in respect of whatever external parameter and it predicts with high level of accuracy the measured profile upstream of the breakdown position.