Penetration height correlations for non-aerated and aerated transverse liquid jets in supersonic cross flow

Experimental results on the mixing of non-aerated and aerated transverse liquid jet in supersonic cross flow (M = 1.5) are presented in this paper. The goal of this study is to investigate the effect of the gas/liquid mass ratio on the penetration and atomization of an aerated liquid jet in high speed cross flow and to develop correlations for the penetration heights. High speed imaging system was used in this study for the visualization of the injection of aerated liquid jet. The results show the effect of jet/cross flow momentum flux ratio, the gas/liquid mass ratio and the Ohnesorge number on the penetration of aerated liquid jet in supersonic cross-flow. New correlations of the spray penetration height for the non-aerated liquid jet (GLR = 0) and the net gain in spray penetration height for the aerated liquid jet (GLR > 0) are presented.