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The Institute for Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, (ILASS), is an organization of researchers, industrial practitioners and students engaged in professional activities connected with the spray
ing of liquids and slurries. Annual technical conferences are organized by each of the ILASS organizations America, Asia, and Europe. ILASS international is an overarching coordinating board made up of representatives from the three regional ILASS groups.
ILASS meetings have practitioner and researchers from many areas where spray technology is utilized. This includes injectors for gas turbine
s, rockets, and diesels and agricultural sprays, industrial sprays, fire protection, paint and coating applications, and many others. This breadth of spray applications at this conference and technical community provides cross-fertilization of research methodologies and innovative efforts. Mechanical, agricultural and chemical engineers all participate in this meeting.
This community embraces the synergy of experimental, theoretical and computational models to advance the technology and science. Presentations include experimental evaluation of spray systems and spray nozzle
s under a variety of applications. Recent advances in instrumentation for drop size, drop velocity, and quantified spray pattern continue to result in advances in the state-of-the-art. In addition, film thickness and fuel vapor are important parameters in many applications.
Advances in computational fluid dynamics
modeling, such as RANS, and specialized codes (based on Volume of fluid method
, Level set method
or Lattice Boltzmann methods
) developed to simulate the atomization and drop transport processes are presented. Modeling includes the flow phenomena inside the atomizer and the nearer nozzle and application region of the spray. Advances in modeling efforts continue to yield significant benefits in design and optimization of spray systems.
Spray
Spray can refer to:* Spray ** Aerosol spray** Blood spray** Road/tire spray, kicked up from a vehicle tire** Snow spray, a spray that creates artificial snow fall...
ing of liquids and slurries. Annual technical conferences are organized by each of the ILASS organizations America, Asia, and Europe. ILASS international is an overarching coordinating board made up of representatives from the three regional ILASS groups.
ILASS meetings have practitioner and researchers from many areas where spray technology is utilized. This includes injectors for gas turbine
Gas turbine
A gas turbine, also called a combustion turbine, is a type of internal combustion engine. It has an upstream rotating compressor coupled to a downstream turbine, and a combustion chamber in-between....
s, rockets, and diesels and agricultural sprays, industrial sprays, fire protection, paint and coating applications, and many others. This breadth of spray applications at this conference and technical community provides cross-fertilization of research methodologies and innovative efforts. Mechanical, agricultural and chemical engineers all participate in this meeting.
This community embraces the synergy of experimental, theoretical and computational models to advance the technology and science. Presentations include experimental evaluation of spray systems and spray nozzle
Spray nozzle
A spray nozzle is a precision device that facilitates dispersion of liquid into a spray. Nozzles are used for three purposes: to distribute a liquid over an area, to increase liquid surface area, and create impact force on a solid surface...
s under a variety of applications. Recent advances in instrumentation for drop size, drop velocity, and quantified spray pattern continue to result in advances in the state-of-the-art. In addition, film thickness and fuel vapor are important parameters in many applications.
Advances in computational fluid dynamics
Computational fluid dynamics
Computational fluid dynamics, usually abbreviated as CFD, is a branch of fluid mechanics that uses numerical methods and algorithms to solve and analyze problems that involve fluid flows. Computers are used to perform the calculations required to simulate the interaction of liquids and gases with...
modeling, such as RANS, and specialized codes (based on Volume of fluid method
Volume of fluid method
In computational fluid dynamics, the volume of fluid method is a numerical technique for tracking and locating the free surface . It belongs to the class of Eulerian methods which are characterized by a mesh that is either stationary or is moving in a certain prescribed manner to accommodate the...
, Level set method
Level set method
The level set method is a numerical technique for tracking interfaces and shapes. The advantage of the level set method is that one can perform numerical computations involving curves and surfaces on a fixed Cartesian grid without having to parameterize these objects...
or Lattice Boltzmann methods
Lattice Boltzmann methods
Lattice Boltzmann methods is a class of computational fluid dynamics methods for fluid simulation. Instead of solving the Navier–Stokes equations, the discrete Boltzmann equation is solved to simulate the flow of a Newtonian fluid with collision models such as Bhatnagar-Gross-Krook...
) developed to simulate the atomization and drop transport processes are presented. Modeling includes the flow phenomena inside the atomizer and the nearer nozzle and application region of the spray. Advances in modeling efforts continue to yield significant benefits in design and optimization of spray systems.