Behavior of entrainment droplet formed by high velocity air jet flow in stagnant water

Akabane, Masaaki*; Horiki, Sachiyo*; Osakabe, Masahiro*; Koizumi, Yasuo; Uchibori, Akihiro ; Ohno, Shuji  ; Ohshima, Hiroyuki

Behavior of liquid droplets in a high-velocity gaseous jet was experimentally investigated to provide validation data for the evaluation method of sodium-water reaction phenomenon. The visualization experiment on the entrained liquid droplets in the air jet submerged in a water pool was carried out. Filament-like wisps from the wavy gas-liquid interface were observed. The wisps were broken off and entrained into the air jet. The velocity of the entrained liquid droplets was estimated from an image processing. The axial velocity of the liquid droplets increased as the air inlet velocity increased. Acceleration behavior of the liquid droplets was also confirmed quantitatively.