Characterization of liquid spray impact onto walls and films Vom Fachbereich Maschinenbau An der Technischen Universität Darmstadt Zur Erlangung des Grades eines Doktor-Ingenieurs (Dr.-Ing.) genehmigte Dissertation Vorgelegt von Dipl.-Ing. Davood Kalantari (M.Sc.) Aus Ardebil, Iran Berichterstatter: Prof. Dr.-Ing. C. Tropea Mitberichterstatter: Prof. Dr.-Ing. M. Marengo Dr.-Ing.-habil. I.V. Roisman Tag der Einreichung: 01.08.2006 Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 21.11.2006 Darmstadt 2006 D 17 II Liquid spray impact onto a solid sphere III Publications resulting from this dissertation Chapter 2 D. Kalantari, C. Tropea, (2006). Considerations in Phase Doppler measurements of spray-thwall interaction. 13 Int. Symp. Applications of Laser techniques to Fluid Mechanics. Jun. 26-29, Lisbon, Portugal. Accepted for publication in Exp. In Fluids. Chapter 3 D. Kalantari, C. Tropea, (2006). Spray impact onto rigid walls: Empirical characterization and modelling. I.J. Multiphase Flow, In press. Chapter 4 D. Kalantari, C. Tropea, (2006). Spray impact onto rigid walls: Formation of the liquid film. ICLASS06, Aug.27-Sep.01, 2006, Kyoto, Japan. Chapter 5 D. Kalantari, C. Tropea, (2006). Comparison splash of a droplet in isolation and in a spray. Workshop spray2006, Mai. 29-30, Lampoldshausen, Germany. Chapter 6 D. Kalantari, C. Tropea, (2006).