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Transition of Spatial Inhomogeneity of Droplets in Spray Koichiro KUNO*,Naochika TOKUOKA Keio University Graduate School Kanagawa, Japan Abstract Through the diffusion and mixing process of spray, interaction between droplets in spray and ambient air flow forms spatial inhomogeneity of concentration. Inhomogeneity of concentration gives great effects on the results, i.e. the ignitability, efficiency, exhaust gas etc. in combustion field. The investigation of Inhomogeneity characteristics existing in spray is required from the view point of protection of environment and effective use of resources. However the mechanism and formation process of inhomogeneity in spray have not been clarified yet. This paper aims to make clear the development of inhomogeneity of droplets in spray, and to give a basic data for controlling it. For this purpose, we observed the mixing process of mono-sized spray and bi-modal spray in the atmosphere. It is known that an ambient air flow gives great effects on structure of spray. So the relation between the characteristics of ambient air flow and formed spatial inhomogeneity of spray is made clear. 1. Introduction In the process of mixing and diffusion of spray, the spatial inhomogeneity is formed by interaction between droplets and ambient airflow. It is clear that spatial inhomogeneity of spray effects many phenomenon used spray systems. However, the formation and transition processes of spatial inhomogeneity of spray have not been clarified yet. In order to clarify these phenomenon, we observed mixing process of mono-sized spray in various conditions of ambient air flow. Velocity of ambient air flow is measured with Hot Wire Anemometer in order to calculate turbulent intensity and scale of that. In this study, we define Relative Turbulent Intensity as Turbulent Intensity, and Integral Spatial Scale as Turbulent Scale. Spatial distribution of spray droplets is recorded with YAG laser sheet and CCD camera. The grade and change of spatial