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X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) can achieve near-atomic resolution in imaging organic molecules. As a fourth-generation light source, modern XFELs can generate brilliant ultrashort X-ray pulses at MHz repetition rates. This allows XFELs to image single molecules with great detail, obtaining information about their dynamics and states through the interaction of the electrons within the molecule with the X-rays. A key challenge when imaging biomolecules (e.g. proteins, viruses, or bacteria) is to image the sample within its native environment, in solution. 3D-printed gas-accelerated liquid-sheet jet nozzles for liquid sample-delivery have yielded promising results in this respect, demonstrating that liquid sheets can be a reliable alternative to conventional sample-delivery methods, e.g. electrospray. Although the nozzles that this project uses have been successfully used for measurements at XFELs, the effect of nozzle design and liquid material-properties have not previously been explored. Therefore, the present report aims to explore different flow regimes of gas-accelerated liquid-sheet jets, and to study how the generated sheet jet depends upon different parameters, such as gas and liquid flow-rates, sample solution, and nozzle geometry. The findings suggest that low surface tension is crucial for producing large jets, and that higher viscosity may help to generate more stable sheet jets. However, further studies are required to draw definite conclusions.

Spray models are increasingly becoming the principal tools in the design and development of gas turbine combustors. Spray modeling requires a knowledge of the liquid atomization process, and the sizes and velocities of subsequently formed droplets as initial conditions. In order to have a better understanding of the liquid atomization process,the breakup characteristics of plane liquid sheets in co-flowing gas streams are investigated by means of linear and nonlinear hydrodynamic instability analyses. The liquid sheet breakup process is studied for initial sinuous and varicose modes of disturbance. It is observed that the sheet breakup occurs at half-wavelength intervals for an initial sinuous disturbance and at full-wavelength intervals for an initial varicose disturbance. It is also found that under certain operating conditions, the breakup process is dictated by the initial varicose disturbance compare to its sinuous counterpart. Further, the breakup process is studied for the combined mode and it is found that the sheet breakup occurs at half- or full-wavelength intervals depending on the proportion of the individual sinuous and varicose disturbances. In general, the breakup length decreases with the increase in the Weber number, gas-to-liquid velocity and density ratios. A predictive model of the initial droplet size and velocity distributions for the subsequently formed spray is also formulated here. The present model incorporates the deterministic aspect of spray formation by calculating the breakup length and the mass-mean diameter and the stochastic aspect by statistical means through the maximum entropy principle based on Bayesian entropy. The two sub-models are coupled together by the various source terms signifying the liquid-gas interaction and a prior distribution based on instability analysis, which provides information regarding the unstable wave elements on the two liquid-gas interfaces. Experimental investigation of the breakup characteristics of the liquid sheet is performed by a high speed CCD camera and the measurement of the initial droplet size and distributions is conducted by phase-Doppler interferometry. Good agreement of the theoretical breakup length with the experiment is obtained for a planar, an annular and a gas turbine nozzle. The predicted initial droplet size and velocity distributions show reasonably satisfactory agreement with experimental data for all the three types of nozzles. Hence this spray model can be utilized to predict the initial droplet size and velocity distributions in sprays, which can then be implemented as a front-end subroutine to the existing computer codes.

Spray models are increasingly becoming the principal tools in the design and development of gas turbine combustors. Spray modeling requires a knowledge of the liquid atomization process, and the sizes and velocities of subsequently formed droplets as initial conditions. In order to have a better understanding of the liquid atomization process,the breakup characteristics of plane liquid sheets in co-flowing gas streams are investigated by means of linear and nonlinear hydrodynamic instability analyses. The liquid sheet breakup process is studied for initial sinuous and varicose modes of disturbance. It is observed that the sheet breakup occurs at half-wavelength intervals for an initial sinuous disturbance and at full-wavelength intervals for an initial varicose disturbance. It is also found that under certain operating conditions, the breakup process is dictated by the initial varicose disturbance compare to its sinuous counterpart. Further, the breakup process is studied for the combined mode and it is found that the sheet breakup occurs at half- or full-wavelength intervals depending on the proportion of the individual sinuous and varicose disturbances. In general, the breakup length decreases with the increase in the Weber number, gas-to-liquid velocity and density ratios. A predictive model of the initial droplet size and velocity distributions for the subsequently formed spray is also formulated here. The present model incorporates the deterministic aspect of spray formation by calculating the breakup length and the mass-mean diameter and the stochastic aspect by statistical means through the maximum entropy principle based on Bayesian entropy. The two sub-models are coupled together by the various source terms signifying the liquid-gas interaction and a prior distribution based on instability analysis, which provides information regarding the unstable wave elements on the two liquid-gas interfaces. Experimental investigation of the breakup characteristics of the liquid sheet is performed by a high speed CCD camera and the measurement of the initial droplet size and distributions is conducted by phase-Doppler interferometry. Good agreement of the theoretical breakup length with the experiment is obtained for a planar, an annular and a gas turbine nozzle. The predicted initial droplet size and velocity distributions show reasonably satisfactory agreement with experimental data for all the three types of nozzles. Hence this spray model can be utilized to predict the initial droplet size and velocity distributions in sprays, which can then be implemented as a front-end subroutine to the existing computer codes.

Un moyen d'accroître l'efficacité et de réduire la pollution dans les domaines du transport et de l'énergie consiste à concevoir des injecteurs de carburant produisant une meilleure atomisation. Au cours de cette thèse, des expériences ont été effectuées sur un injecteur airblast souvent utilisé dans les turbines à gaz. Pour réaliser ces expérimentations, un dispositif modèle en configuration annulaire a été créé afin d'étudier le cisaillement d'un film d'eau soumis à un écoulement d'air interne à forte vitesse. La technique d'imagerie rapide par ombroscopie a été utilisée pour analyser le développement du film liquide (fréquence et célérité des ondes) et l'atomisation de la nappe en sortie d'injecteur (modes de rupture). La modification des paramètres d'injection (vitesse des écoulements) a révélé un lien entre la topologie du film liquide et le régime d'atomisation primaire. Finalement, à titre exploratoire, l'influence de la géométrie de l'injecteur (longueur de préfilm) sur le mode d'atomisation primaire a également été mise en évidence / One way to increase efficiency and reduce pollution in the transportation and energy domain is designing fuel injectors with better atomization. In this thesis, experiments were performed on a prefilming airblast atomizer often used in gas turbines. For this purpose, a model device with a cylindrical configuration was created to study the shearing of a film of water subjected to an internal high speed air flow. High speed shadowgraphy technique was used to analyse the development of the liquid film (frequency and wave celerity) and the atomization of the sheet at the injector outlet (breakup mode). The modification of the injection parameters (velocity of flows) revealed a link between the topology of the liquid film and the primary atomization regime. Finally,the influence of the geometry of the injector (prefilming length) about the mode of primary atomization was also highlighted with an exploratory study

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Le phénomène de dérive constitue un enjeu environnemental et sanitaire majeur lors de la pulvérisation de solutions phytosanitaires sur les surfaces agricoles. Sous l'action du vent, des gouttelettes peuvent dériver loin des champs ciblés et être source de pollution. Une stratégie pour limiter la dérive est de contrôler la distribution de taille des gouttes de spray, en réduisant la proportion de petites gouttes. Dans ce but, des additifs anti-dérives, tels que des émulsions diluées d'huile dans l'eau, ont été développés. Bien que largement étudiés, les effets de ces émulsions ne sont pas encore bien compris. L'objectif de cette thèse est d'élucider les mécanismes à l'origine de l'augmentation de la taille des gouttes de spray à base d'émulsions.La pulvérisation implique la fragmentation d'un flux de liquide par une buse hydraulique. A la sortie de la buse, une nappe libre de liquide est formée, puis déstabilisée en gouttes. Afin d'élucider les mécanismes à l'origine des effets anti-dérives des émulsions, nous étudions l'influence de ces émulsions sur les mécanismes de déstabilisation des nappes liquides. Une expérience modèle basée sur la collision d'une goutte de solution sur une cible solide est utilisée pour produire et visualiser des nappes liquides. Lors de l'impact, la goutte s'aplatit en une nappe qui s'étend radialement dans l'air, bordée par un bourrelet plus épais. Différents mécanismes de déstabilisation sont observés en fonction des propriétés des fluides. Une nappe d'eau pure s'étale radialement puis se rétracte par effet de la tension de surface ; simultanément, le bourrelet est déstabilisé en gouttes. Pour une émulsion diluée d'huile dans l'eau, le mécanisme de déstabilisation dominant est considérablement modifié: les nappes sont déstabilisées par la nucléation de trous qui perforent le film liquide lors de son expansion; les trous grandissent jusqu'à la formation d'un réseau de ligaments, qui est ensuite déstabilisé en gouttes.Une étude systématique de l'influence des paramètres physico-chimiques de l'émulsion, tels que la concentration en huile et la distribution de taille de gouttelettes d'huile, sur le mécanisme de perforation est conduite. Nous établissons une corrélation entre le nombre d'évènements de perforations observés dans les nappes modèles et la distribution de taille de gouttes de sprays formés avec des buses de pulvérisation agricoles. Ce résultat démontre la pertinence expérimentale de notre expérience modèle pour comprendre les mécanismes d'actions des formulations anti-dérives. Nous montrons ainsi que le mécanisme à l'origine de l'augmentation de la taille des gouttes de spray à base d'émulsion est un mécanisme de perforation.Pour comprendre les mécanismes à l'origine de la perforation, nous développons une technique optique permettant de mesurer le champ d'épaisseur de nappes liquides. Nous constatons que la formation d'un trou dans la nappe est systématiquement précédée par un amincissement local du film liquide. Nous montrons que cet amincissement est le résultat de l'entrée puis de l'étalement par effet Marangoni de gouttelettes d'huile à l'interface air/eau. L'amincissement du film liquide conduit in fine à sa rupture.Nous proposons un mécanisme de perforation en deux étapes: les gouttelettes d'huile (i) entrent à l'interface air/eau, et (ii) s'étalent à l'interface. La formulation de l'émulsion est un paramètre critique pour contrôler le processus de perforation. L'addition de sels ou de copolymères amphiphiles à des émulsions stabilisées par des tensio-actifs ioniques peut soit déclencher, soit inhiber le mécanisme de perforation. Nous montrons que l'entrée de gouttes d'huile à l'interface air/eau est l'étape limitante de ce mécanisme. Les interactions répulsives de nature stérique et/ou électrostatique entre les gouttelettes d'huile et l'interface stabilisent le film liquide, empêchant les gouttelettes d'entrer à l'interface, et ainsi inhibent le processus de perforation. / One of the major environmental issues related to spraying of pesticides on cultivated crops is the drift phenomenon. Because of the wind, small droplets may drift away from the targeted crop and cause contamination. One way to reduce the drift is to control the spray drop size distribution and reduce the proportion of small drops. In this context, anti-drift additives have been developed, including dilute oil-in-water emulsions. Although being documented, the effects of oil-in-water emulsions on spray drop size distribution are not yet understood. The objective of this thesis is to determine the mechanisms at the origin of the changes of the spray drop size distribution for emulsion-based sprays.Agricultural spraying involves atomizing a liquid stream through a hydraulic nozzle. At the exit of the nozzle, a free liquid sheet is formed, which is subsequently destabilized into droplets. In order to elucidate the mechanisms causing the changes of the spray drop size distribution, we investigate the influence of emulsions on the destabilization mechanisms of liquid sheets. Model single-tear experiments based on the collision of one tear of liquid on a small solid target are used to produce and visualize liquid sheets with a fast camera. Upon impact, the tear flattens into a sheet radially expanding in the air bounded by a thicker rim. Different destabilization mechanisms of the sheet are observed depending on the fluid properties. A pure water sheet spreads out radially and then retracts due to the effect of surface tension. Simultaneously, the rim corrugates forming radial ligaments, which are subsequently destabilized into droplets. The destabilization mechanism is drastically modified when a dilute oil-in-water emulsion is used. Emulsion-based liquid sheets are destabilized through the nucleation of holes within the sheet that perforate the sheet during its expansion. The holes grow until they merge together and form a web of ligaments, which are then destabilized into drops.The physical-chemical parameters of the emulsion, such as emulsion concentration and emulsion droplet size distribution, are modified to rationalize their influence on the perforation mechanism. We correlate the size distribution of drops issued from conventional agricultural spray with the amount of perforation events in single-tear experiments, demonstrating that the single-tear experiment is an appropriate model experiment to investigate the physical mechanisms governing the spray drop size distribution of anti-drift formulations. We show that the relevant mechanism causing the increase of drops size in the emulsion-based spray is a perforation mechanism.To gain an understanding of the physical mechanisms at the origin of the perforation events, we develop an optical technique that allows the determination of the time and space-resolved thickness of the sheet. We find that the formation of a hole in the sheet is systematically preceded by a localized thinning of the liquid film. We show that the thinning results from the entering and Marangoni-driven spreading of emulsion oil droplet at the air/water interface. The localized thinning of the liquid film ultimately leads to the rupture of the film. We propose the perforation mechanism as a sequence of two necessary steps: the emulsion oil droplets (i) enter the air/water interface, and (ii) spread at the interface. We show that the formulation of the emulsion is a critical parameter to control the perforation. The addition of salt or amphiphilic copolymers can trigger or completely inhibit the perforation mechanism. We show that the entering of oil droplets at the air/water interface is the limiting step of the mechanism. Thin-film forces such as electrostatic or steric repulsion forces stabilize the thin film formed between the interface and the approaching oil droplets preventing the entering of oil droplets at the interface and so inhibit the perforation process.

This thesis aims at studying the breakup of swirling liquid sheets discharging from the outer orifice of gas centered swirl coaxial atomizers. Such atomizers are considered as propellant injection systems for semi-cryogenic liquid rocket engines. A gas centered swirl coaxial type atomizer discharges an annular swirling liquid sheet which is atomized by a gaseous jet issuing from the central orifice of the atomizer. The primary objectives of this work were to understand the fluid dynamic interaction process between the outer liquid sheet and the central gas jet and its role on the breakup process of the liquid sheet. Cold flow experiments were carried out by constructing custom made gas centered swirl coaxial atomizers. Two different atomizer configurations with varying swirl effect were studied. The jets were injected into ambient atmospheric air medium with tap water and air as experimental fluids. The flow conditions were described in terms of Weber number (Wel) and Reynolds number (Reg) for liquid sheet and the air jet respectively. Spray images were captured by employing an image acquisition system comprising a high resolution digital camera and a strobe lamp. The captured spray images at different combinations of Wel and Reg were analyzed to extract quantitative measurements of breakup length (Lb), spray cone angle (θs), spray width (SW) and two-dimensional surface profile of liquid sheets. Quantitative analysis of the variation of Lb with Reg with different values of Wel suggested that low inertia liquid sheets undergo an efficient breakup process. High inertia liquid sheets ignore the presence of central air jet at lower values of Reg however undergo air jet breakup at higher values of Reg. Qualitative analysis of experimental observations revealed that the entrainment process, established between the inner surface of the liquid sheet and the boundary of central jet, triggers the air assisted sheet breakup by drawing the liquid sheet closer to the spray axis. The entrainment process may be developing corrugations on the surface of liquid sheet which promotes the production of thick liquid ligaments from the sheet surface. The level of surface corrugations on the liquid sheet, quantified by means of tortuosity of liquid sheet profile, increases with increasing Reg. Limited studies on the effect of variation swirl intensity on the air assisted breakup process of liquid sheets did not show any significant influence for the atomizers examined in the present work.

Nous étudions le comportement de gels, transitoires auto-assemblés et réticulés permanents, soumis à des contraintes mécaniques extrêmes. D'une part, nous étudions la déformation biaxiale de nappes libres produites par impact d'une goutte liquide (Newtonienne ou viscoélastique) ou d’une perle de gel polymère sur des surfaces solides dans des conditions de dissipation minimale, obtenues soit avec une petite cible solide, soit avec une surface répulsive. Lors de l'impact, la goutte ou perle est transformée en une nappe mince qui s’étend et se rétracte sous l’action de forces de rappel élastiques. Pour les fluides viscoélastiques avec un temps de relaxation plus petit que la durée de vie typique de la nappe, la dynamique de la nappe viscoélastique est similaire à d’un liquide visqueux Newtonien de même viscosité. L’expansion maximale de la nappe diminue avec la viscosité et est modélisée quantitativement en utilisant un bilan énergétique entre l'inertie, la tension superficielle et la dissipation du cisaillement visqueux sur la cible solide, qui peut être prise en compte en mesurant une vitesse effective de la nappe à temps court, en sortie de cible. Nous montrons en outre que la dissipation visqueuse peut être sensiblement éliminée en utilisant une surface solide sur la base d'un effet de Leidenfrost inverse. Les expériences effectuées à l'aide de perles élastiques de modules élastiques variables, de gouttes liquides de tensions superficielles variables et de gouttes viscoélastiques révèlent un comportement universel pour l’expansion maximale de la nappe avec la vitesse d'impact, avec une dynamique analogue à celle d'un système ressort-masse conventionnel. Nous montrons en outre que, pour les gouttes qui impactent une petite cible solide, une description similaire peut être utilisée une fois que la dissipation visqueuse est prise en compte en remplaçant la vitesse d'impact par la vitesse effective. Un autre comportement fascinant des fluides viscoélastiques est l’expansion hétérogène de la nappe associée à l’apparition de fissures, révélant la nature élastique du fluide viscoélastique. D’autre part, nous étudions la déformation uniaxiale et la facture de filaments de doubles réseaux transitoires en couplant rhéométrie extensionnelle et imagerie rapide des filaments étirés. Nous établissons un diagramme d'état qui délimite le régime de du filament, lorsqu'il est étiré à un taux supérieur à l'inverse du temps de relaxation du plus lent des deux réseaux. Nous démontrons quantitativement que les processus de dissipation ne sont pas pertinents dans nos conditions expérimentales et que, suivant la densité des nœuds dans les réseaux, la rupture se produit dans le régime élastique linéaire, ou non linéaire précédé d'une augmentation considérable de la viscosité extensionnelle. L'analyse des profils d'ouverture des fissures indique, pour des réseaux faiblement connectés, des écarts par rapport à une forme parabolique en pointe de fissure, caractéristique d’une fracture fragile en régime linéaire. Nous montrons une corrélation directe entre l'amplitude de la déviation de la forme parabolique et le caractère non linéaire de la déformation élastique. / We investigate the behavior of transient self-assembled and permanently crosslinked gels subjected to extreme mechanical stresses. On the one hand, we study the dynamics of freely expanding sheets produced by impacting a (Newtonian or viscoelastic) liquid drop or a bead of polymeric gel on solid surfaces in minimal dissipation conditions, achieved using either a small solid target or a repellent surface. Upon impact, the drop or bead is transformed into a thin sheet that expands and retracts due to elasticity. For viscoelastic fluids with a relaxation time smaller than the typical lifetime of the sheet, the dynamics of the viscoelastic sheet is similar to that of Newtonian liquids with equal viscosity. The maximal expansion of the sheet decreases with the viscosity and is quantitatively modeled using an energy balance between inertia, surface tension and viscous shear dissipation on the solid target that can be accounted by measuring an effective velocity of the expanding sheet at short time scale. We further show that the shear dissipation can be substantially eliminated by performing impact experiments on a solid surface based on an inverse Leidenfrost effect. Experiments performed using elastic beads of various elastic moduli, viscoelastic or liquid drops of various surface tensions reveal a universal scaling behavior of the maximum expansion with the impact velocity, with a dynamics that mimics that of a conventional spring-mass system. We furthermore show that, for drops impacting a solid target, a similar scaling holds once the viscous dissipation is accounted by replacing the impact velocity with the effective velocity. Another fascinating behavior of viscoelastic fluids is a heterogeneous expansion of the sheet with the occurrence of cracks, revealing the elastic nature of the viscoelastic fluid. On the other hand, we study the uniaxial deformation and the fracture of reversible double transient networks by coupling extensional rheology to fast imaging. We provide a state diagram that delineates the regime of fracture without necking of the filament, when it is stretched at a rate larger than the inverse of the slowest relaxation time of the networks. We quantitatively demonstrate that dissipation processes are not relevant in our experimental conditions and that, depending on the density of nodes in the networks, fracture occurs in the linear elastic regime, or in a non-linear elastic regime preceded by a considerable strain hardening. In addition, analysis of the crack opening profiles indicates, for weakly connected networks, deviations from a parabolic shape close to the crack tip, which is expected for the linear elasticity of a brittle fracture. We demonstrate a direct correlation between the amplitude of the deviation from the parabolic shape and the amount of non-linear elasticity.

Émissions polluantes, les motoristes souhaitent contrôler au mieux l’atomisation du carburant, injecté généralement sous forme de jets ou de nappes liquides. Les essais étant long et coûteux, leur remplacement par un outil numérique capable de simuler le processus d’atomisation permettrait non seulement une réduction des coûts importante mais faciliterait également la phase de conception. Toutefois, en raison du caractère multi-échelle du phénomène, il est difficile de le décrire dans son ensemble avec les approches habituellement utilisées en mécanique des fluides numérique.L’objectif de cette thèse est de concevoir une nouvelle approche qui permettra à terme de simuler l’atomisation pour une configuration industrielle complète. Celle-ci consiste à coupler deux types de modèles. Le premier, dit modèle bifluide, est un modèle à deux fluides compressibles basé sur les équations de Navier-Stokes diphasiques. Celui-ci permet de décrire les grandes échelles du phénomène d’atomisation correspondant à la formation de ligaments et d’amas liquides dans la zone proche de l’injecteur. Le second, dit modèle de spray, est basé sur une équation cinétique. Dans la zone située en aval de l’injecteur, ce dernier permet de décrire de manière statistique l’évolution du brouillard de gouttelettes issues de la fragmentation primaire du jet de carburant. Le point délicat, à la fois sur le plan de la modélisation et sur celui de l’algorithmique, réside dans le couplage des deux modèles. Celui ci a été réalisé grâce à l’introduction de deux modèles auxiliaires permettant de traiter le transfert de liquide entre le modèle bifluide et le modèle de spray par atomisation ou ré-impact.L’approche proposée a été appliquée à la simulation numérique de nappes liquides cisaillées. Les comparaisons entre les résultats numériques et des résultats expérimentaux montrent que le modèle bifluide permet de prévoir l’influence de la géométrie et des conditions d’injection sur l’atomisation primaire de la nappe liquide. Le modèle d’atomisation permet quant à lui, de reproduire le caractère instationnaire des mécanismes de production de gouttes lors du transfert de la phase liquide depuis le modèle bifluide vers celui de spray. Des cas de ré-impact valident également la robustesse et la généralité de la méthodologie de couplage. / In order to improve efficiency of aircraft combustion chambers and reduce polluting emissions,engine manufacturers try to achieve a better control on fuel atomization, which is usually injectedas a jet or liquid sheet. As experiments are expensive and time consuming, a numerical tool able to simulate atomization would be a powerful asset in engine conception design. However, simulation ofthe whole atomization process with commonly used approach in computational fluid dynamics is still prohibitive due to the multi-scale nature of the phenomenon.The objective of this thesis is to develop a new approach allowing the simulation of the spray formation for a industrial configuration in the near future. This involves coupling of two types of models.The first one, called two-fluid model, is based on the Navier-Stokes equations for two immiscible compressible fluids. This one is used to describe the large scales of the atomization mechanism corresponding to the formation of ligaments and liquids blobs in the near-injector area. The second one,called spray model, is based on a kinetic equation. Further downstream from the injector, this model describes statistically the evolution of the droplet cloud produced by the primary fragmentation of liquid jet. The main difficulty, in terms of both modeling and algorithmic, is the coupling of these twomodels.This has been achieved by introducing an atomization and an impact models which ensure liquid transfer between the two-fluid model and the spray model.This new approach was applied to the numerical simulation of sheared liquid sheets. Comparisons between numerical and experimental results show how the two-fluid model predicts the influence of injector geometry and injection conditions on the primary atomization of the liquid sheet. Concerning droplets production, the atomization model is able to reproduce the unsteady nature of this mechanism when transferring liquid phase from the two-fluid model to the spray model. Test cases for the impact model also validate the robustness and generality of the coupling approach.