Masters Theses

J. L. Wegener

Keywords and Phrases

Laser focus displacement

Abstract

"Dynamic thin liquid films driven by an adjacent gas flow have been subject to many investigations due to the presence of such films in many engineering applications. More specifically though, the behavior of such films at a sharply expanding corner has received little attention, but can be observed in internal combustion engines, liquid atomizer systems, refrigerant flows in evaporators, and film drag over wetted surfaces. Efforts to validate computational models of the propagation and separation of films are limited by the lack of reliable non-intrusive techniques to measure and analyze dynamic film parameters. In this study, film propagation models and film separation models were validated separately using experimental film thickness and separation measurements. These experimental measurements were performed in an experimental facility that enabled controlled development of a shear-driven thin liquid film and allowed for subsequent film analysis"--Abstract, page iii.

Advisor(s)

Drallmeier, J. A.

Committee Member(s)

Wilkerson, Ralph W.
Alofs, Darryl J.
Armaly, B. F. (Bassem F.)

Department(s)

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Degree Name

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Sponsor(s)

National Science Foundation (U.S.)

Publisher

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Publication Date

Spring 2009

Pagination

xvi, 157 pages

Note about bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-119).

Rights

© 2009 Jeffrey Lewis Wegner, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Thesis - Open Access

File Type

text

Language

English

Subject Headings

Liquid films
Shear flow
Thin films -- Mechanical properties

Thesis Number

T 9505

Print OCLC #

436168984

Electronic OCLC #

316217862

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