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A DROPLET GENERATOR CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DROPLETS IN THE SIZE RANGE OF 40 TO 400 MICROMETERS WILL BE DEVELOPED.

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 4529
Amount: $48,390.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1986
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
Po Box 64394
St Paul, MN 55164
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 JUGAL AGARWAL
 (612) 483-0900
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
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Abstract

A DROPLET GENERATOR CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DROPLETS IN THE SIZE RANGE OF 40 TO 400 MICROMETERS WILL BE DEVELOPED. THIS DROPLET GENERATOR OPERATES ON THE PRINCIPLE OF LIQUID JET BREAK-UP BY MECHANICAL VIBRATION. WITH THIS TYPE OF GENERATOR, THE OPERATING PARAMETERS CAN UNIQUELY DEFINE THE DROPLET SIZE. THE GENERATOR IS MADE ADAPTABLE TO HIGH VISCOSITY LIQUIDS BY SELECTION OF VIBRATION AMPLITUDES AND NOZZLE SIZES AND COATINGS. TECHNIQUES FOR DILUTING THE LIQUID THEN DRYING THE DROPLETS WILL ALSO BE RESEARCHED TO EXTEND THE VISCOSITY RANGE. THE SIZE OF THE DROPLETS IS VERIFIED BY A TWO BEAM LIGHT EXTINCTION TECHNIQUES. AS A DROPLET PASSES THROUGH TWO THIN LIGHT BEAMS, THE WIDTH OF EACH EXTINCTION PULSE IS A FUNCTION OF DROPLET SIZE AND DROPLET VELOCITY ONLY, HENCE THE RATIO OF THE TWO IS A UNIQUE FUNCTION OF DROPLET SIZE.

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