Vol. 30, Issue 4, pp. 735-755

Abstract

The assumptions of a diffraction method of determining the sizes of drops in the stream of fuel aerosol are presented. The applicability range of the due conventional calculation methods is determined. The systematic errors due to the diversified sizes of drops in the sprayed stream of liquid are indicated. The formulae allowing both correction of the measured average diameter D and an approximate evaluation of the standard deviation a of the statistical distribution p(D) of drop sizes in the stream examined are derived.