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23.3.14. Using the Rosin-Rammler Diameter Distribution Method
For liquid sprays, a convenient representation of the droplet size distribution is the Rosin-Rammler ex-
pression. The complete range of sizes is divided into an adequate number of discrete intervals; each
represented by a mean diameter for which trajectory calculations are performed. If the size distribution
is of the Rosin-Rammler type, the mass fraction of droplets of diameter greater than is given by
(23.8)
where is the size constant and is the size distribution parameter.
By default, you will define the size distribution of particles by inputting a diameter for the first and last
points and using the linear equation (Equation 23.7 (p. 1667)) to vary the diameter of each particle stream
in the group. When you want a different mass flow rate for each particle/droplet size, however, the
linear variation may not yield the distribution you need. Your particle size distribution may be defined
most easily by fitting the size distribution data to the Rosin-Rammler equation. In this approach, the
complete range of particle sizes is divided into a set of discrete size ranges, each to be defined by a
single stream that is part of the group. Assume, for example, that the particle size data obeys the fol-
lowing distribution:
Diameter Range ( m) Mass Fraction in Range
0–70 0.05
70–100 0.10
100–120 0.35
120–150 0.30
150–180 0.15
180–200 0.05
The Rosin-Rammler distribution function is based on the assumption that an exponential relationship
exists between the droplet diameter, , and the mass fraction of droplets with diameter greater than
, :
(23.9)
ANSYS Fluent refers to the quantity in Equation 23.9 (p. 1679) as the Mean Diameter and to as the
Spread Parameter. These parameters are specified by you (in the Set Injection Properties Dialog
Box (p. 3247) under the First Point heading) to define the Rosin-Rammler size distribution. To solve for
these parameters, you must fit your particle size data to the Rosin-Rammler exponential equation. To
determine these inputs, first recast the given droplet size data in terms of the Rosin-Rammler format.
For the example data provided above, this yields the following pairs of and :
Modeling Discrete Phase
Diameter, ( m) Mass Fraction with Diameter
Greater than ,
70 0.95
100 0.85
120 0.50
150 0.20
180 0.05
200 (0.00)
A plot of vs. is shown in Figure 23.14: Example of Cumulative Size Distribution of Particles (p. 1680).
Figure 23.14: Example of Cumulative Size Distribution of Particles
Next, derive values of and such that the data in Figure 23.14: Example of Cumulative Size Distribution
of Particles (p. 1680) fit Equation 23.9 (p. 1679). The value for is obtained by noting that this is the value
of at which . From Figure 23.14: Example of Cumulative Size Distribution of
Particles (p. 1680), you can estimate that this occurs for m. The numerical value for is given by
(23.10)
By substituting the given data pairs for and into this equation, you can obtain values for
and find an average. Doing so yields an average value of = 4.52 for the example data above. The
resulting Rosin-Rammler curve fit is compared to the example data in Figure 23.15: Rosin-Rammler Curve
Fit for the Example Particle Size Data (p. 1681). You can enter values for and , as well as the diameter
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Setting Initial Conditions for the Discrete Phase
range of the data and the total mass flow rate for the combined individual size ranges, using the Set
Injection Properties Dialog Box (p. 3247).
This technique of fitting the Rosin-Rammler curve to spray data is used when reporting the Rosin-
Rammler diameter and spread parameter in the Discrete Phase Summary dialog box in Summary Re-
porting of Current Particles (p. 1764).
Figure 23.15: Rosin-Rammler Curve Fit for the Example Particle Size Data
A second Rosin-Rammler distribution is also available based on the natural logarithm of the particle
diameter. If in your case, the smaller-diameter particles in a Rosin-Rammler distribution have higher
mass flows in comparison with the larger-diameter particles, you may want better resolution of the
smaller-diameter particle streams, or “bins”. You can therefore choose to have the diameter increments
in the Rosin-Rammler distribution done uniformly by .
In the standard Rosin-Rammler distribution, a particle injection may have a diameter range of 1 to 200
m. In the logarithmic Rosin-Rammler distribution, the same diameter range would be converted to a
range of to , or about 0 to 5.3. In this way, the mass flow in one bin would be less-heavily
skewed as compared to the other bins.
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• Min. Diameter
This is the smallest diameter to be considered in the size distribution.
• Max. Diameter
This is the largest diameter to be considered in the size distribution.
• Mean Diameter
This is the size parameter, , in the Rosin-Rammler equation (Equation 23.9 (p. 1679)).
• Spread Parameter
This is the exponential parameter, , in Equation 23.9 (p. 1679).
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number tracked = 1580, escaped =1580, aborted =0, trapped = 0, evaporated = 0, incomplete = 0
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723/1580=0.458 number tracked = 1580, escaped =857, aborted =0, trapped = 723, evaporated = 0, incomplete = 0
Monitor this number. If
it is significant number,
say 10% of the injected
particles, increase the
Max. Number of Steps
from 500 to say 5000 or
larger
Setting Up Physics->
Models-> Discrete
Phase Model->
Tracking
Inject 10
particles from
each cell
This value
depends on the
turbulence model
10
10
number tracked = 15800, escaped =522, aborted =0, trapped = 3534, evaporated = 0, incomplete = 7044
Another idea to inject say 10000 particles is via creating a new surface with certain number
in 2 edges. From Postprocessing --> Surface --> Create--> Plane. Select Bounded &
Sample Points
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