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Time sequence of z-midplane temperature contours in the M s = 3 case. α l = 1 isoline marked in white.
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Detonation-based propulsion devices, such as rotating detonation engines (RDEs), must be able to leverage the higher energy densities of liquid fuels in order for them to be utilized in practical contexts. This necessitates a comprehensive understanding of the physical processes and timescales that dictate the shock-induced breakup of liquid drople...
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... facilitates the piercing of the windward side of the droplet at τ ∼ 1. This creates even more complex ligament structures as the primary droplet begins to shatter, proceeding until τ ∼ 2 when the primary droplet has largely been atomized into a cloud of secondary droplets. The deformation and piercing of the droplets can be seen more clearly in Figs. 4-5, which show twodimensional temperature contours along the z-midplane for the same time sequences. Here, the droplet morphologies are similar to those previously observed in two-dimensional simulations of shock-droplet interactions [15,16]. As was seen in Figs. 2-3, secondary ligaments and droplets form along the edges of the primary ...
