The multi-fluid model, providing a Eulerian description of polydisperse sprays, appears as an interesting method for two-phase combustion applications. Its relevance as a numerical tool for industrial device simulations is evaluated in this work. This evaluation assesses the feasibility of multi-fluid simulations in terms of computational cost and analyzes their precision through comparisons with reference methods for spray resolution. In order to define such a reference, the link between the available methods for spray resolution is provided, highlighting their corresponding level of modeling. A first framework of 2-D vortical flows is used to assess the mathematical structure of the multi-fluid model governing system of equations. The lin...