?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F455%2F&rft.title=Atomisation+of+molten+Zinc&rft.creator=Barton%2C+N.&rft.subject=Materials&rft.subject=Fluids&rft.description=Zinc+dust+is+produced+by+an+atomisation+process+in+which+air+at+17+atmospheres+pressure+is+directed+through+a+narrow+annular+nozzle+surrounding+a+stream+of+molten+zinc.+Industrially%2C+it+is+important+to+control+the+size+distribution+of+zinc+particles.+It+is+therefore+necessary+to+understand+the+features+of+the+process%2C+guided+where+appropriate+by+simple+mathematical+models+and+estimates.+This+report+examines+qualitative+features+using+simple+models+for+number+of+drops+produced%2C+estimates+for+air+speed+and+swirl%2C+heat+transfer+in+the+molten+zinc+and+droplets%2C+and+droplet+collisions+and+stability.+Results+from+a+literature+survey+are+presented.+At+this+stage%2C+the+construction+of+more+elaborate+mathematical+models+for+the+process+is+not+warranted%3B+rather%2C+we+expect+that+better+understanding+of+the+process+requires+an+experimental+program+involving+flow+visualisation.&rft.date=1992&rft.type=Study+Group+Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F455%2F1%2FAtomisation-of-molten-zinc.pdf&rft.identifier=++Barton%2C+N.++(1992)+Atomisation+of+molten+Zinc.++%5BStudy+Group+Report%5D+++++