On the validity of quasi-steady assumption in transient droplet combustion

A study on droplet combustion in unsteady force convection at high pressure under microgravity conditions was performed. The hysteresis loop of the instantaneous burning rate of a single suspended 1-butanol droplet was observed for the first time. Results showed that the classical quasi-steady film model cannot describe droplet combustion in an unsteady flow. Based on precise experimental observation and by utilizing dimensional analysis of the...