Atomization and Sprays
Hybrid Short Course

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Short Course on Atomization and Sprays

The A&S Short Course will take a break in 2025 and be continued in person in 2026 by the Institute of Aerospace Thermodynamics at the University of Stuttgart (https://www.itlr.uni-stuttgart.de/en). Further course details will be announced in spring 2025

Course description

Fundamentals

This short course has the aim to present the current understanding and state of the art of atomization fundamentals, their realization in atomizer systems and their application in a wide variety of engineering branches, including spray drying, spray coating, spray cooling, fuel injection, etc

These aspects are first addressed theoretically in terms of hydrodynamic instabilities of liquid jets and sheets – primary atomization. This is followed by considerations about the break-up of single droplets – secondary atomization.

These fundamentals are followed by topics on diagnostics, numerical simulations, drop/wall interactions and further advanced topics and applications. In a manufacturers’ session several vendors of diagnostic equipment related to atomization and sprays will make presentations and be available for discussions.

Impingement of a water droplet (diameter, 2 mm) on an overheated surface (600°C) – We=140, mapping of the temperature using two-colour PLIF
Impingement of a water droplet (diameter, 2 mm) on an overheated surface (600°C) – We=140, mapping of the temperature using two-colour PLIF

Discuss with the experts

The program foresees discussions among the participants and the lecturers. The aim is to address ongoing development and application problems suggested by the participants.

Direct numerical simulation of a shear-thinning jet
Direct numerical simulation of a shear-thinning jet

Who should attend?

This course is directed towards practicing engineers, researchers involved in R&D and the application of spray systems, and graduate students performing research on the subject of sprays and atomization. For those with little previous back-ground, the course begins with fundamentals of atomization and proceeds through theoretical, experimental, numerical and application topics

Overview of previous courses

Course title Date
Short Course on Atomization and Sprays 2024 19–23 February 2024
Short Course on Atomization and Sprays 2023 20–24 February 2023
Short Course on Atomization and Sprays 2022 14–18 February 2022
Short Course on Atomization and Sprays 2021 17–21 May 2021
Short Course on Atomization and Sprays 2020 17–20 February 2020
Short Course on Atomization and Sprays 2019 25–28 February 2019
Short Course on Atomization and Sprays 2018 19–22 February 2018
Short Course on Atomization and Sprays 2017 20–23 February 2017
Short Course on Complex Wetting 2017 11–13 October 2017
Short Course on Industrial Wetting 2016 14–17 March 2016
Short Course on Atomization and Sprays 2016 15–18 February 2016
Short Course on Atomization and Sprays 2015 23–26 February 2015