A study on the shaped combustion system using diesel spray impinged on a wall

In modern small compact combustion chambers of diesel engines with high speed injection spray, the wall impaction of spray is encountered. A number of combustion systems have been developed which deliberately employ wall impaction as a means of breaking up the fuel spray and/or directing it in a desired direction. As a link of this, in a further type of geometry, which has been presented by Park et al. cut-off pips were provided for a number of sprays directed not only straight down into combustion chamber centre but also across and down into the bowl in the normal radial direction. The sizes of the pips and their positions were tested for axisymmetrical shape, and their results were analyzed. The further type was simulated in here by using 3D non-orthogonal spray engine code. The simulation results show that the further type is much better than general conventional shapes, i.e. well mixing of fuel vapour and spray high qualified droplet atomization, etc. Thus the improvement of the engine performance is expected by the shaped engine.     

On the intermittent spray characteristics

The quality of spray atomization ejected from an injector has a definitive influence upon the engine’s performance. Furthermore, considerable attention to the Earth’s environmental pollution is increasing now more than ever before. This experimental investigation has been carried out to clarify the characteristics of the intermittent spray using a pintle type gasoline fuel injector. Both the image processing system and the Phase Doppler Anemometer are utilized for the visualization of a spray behavior and the simultaneous measurements of dropsizes and their velocities, which have been conducted at the axial downstream from the injector exit plane. The fuel injection duration was fixed at 3ms and the injection pressure was varied from 250 kPa to 350 kPa. For a high injection pressure of 350 kPa, the spray tip arrival time was fluctuated at the vigorously disintegrated regions. It evidently shows a linear correlation between the axial velocity and the fuel drop size farther downstream.     

Effects of ALR and configuration ratio on turbulent structures in swirling flows

To assess the significant physics associated with the increase of ALR and configuration ratio of the nozzle tip in pneumatic swirling flows, comprehensive observations using a 3-D PDPA system were experimentally carried out. Profiles of mean velocities, turbulence intensities, SMD variations, and correlations between droplet size and turbulence components were quantitatively acquired. As discussed in a previous literature, axisymmetric swirl angle of 30° is selected for this investigation because of its strong turbulence levels in the flowfield and finer droplet disintegrations. Various ALRs (Air-to-Liquid Mass Ratio) as well as the length-to-diameter ratios of nozzle tip as parameters were chosen. Due to the complex interactions in swirling flows under these variables, this experimental observation will be of fundamental importance to the understanding of turbulence structures. From the observations, it indicated that increasing the ALR causes the spray development to be positively fluctuated on the atomization in both axial and tangential RMS velocities. Also, it can be concluded that the SMD decreases continuously with increase of ALR, substantiating the fact that the fluctuations are inversely proportional to the SMD variation. Meanwhile, the spray behavior is characteristic with a reduction of length-to-diameter ratio; smaller the configuration ratio, the higher the turbulence intensities and smaller SMD variations in the flowfield.     

Steady-flow characteristics and its influence on spray for direct injection diesel engine

Flow and spray characteristics are critical factors that affect the performance and exhaust emissions of a direct injection diesel engine. It is well known that the swirl control system is one of the useful ways to improve the fuel consumption and emission reduction rate in a diesel engine. However, until now there have only been a few studies on the effect of flow on spray. Because of this, the relationship between the flow pattern in the cylinder and its influence on the behavior of the spray is in need of investigation. First, in-cylinder flow distributions for 4-valve cylinder head of Dl (Direct Injection) Diesel engine were investigated under steady-state conditions for different SCV (Swirl Control Valve) opening angles using a steady flow rig and 2-D LDV (Laser Doppler Velocimetry). It was found that swirl flow was more dominant than that of tumble in the experimented engine. In addition, the in-cylinder flow was quantified in terms of swirl/tumble ratio and mean flow coefficient. As the SCV opening angle was increased, high swirl ratios more than 3.0 were obtained in the case of SCV -70ΰ and 90ΰ. Second, spray characteristics of the intermittent injection were investigated by a PDA (Phase Doppler Anemometer) system. A Time Dividing Method (TDM) was used to analyze the microscopic spray characteristics. It was found that the atomization characteristics such as velocity and SMD (Sauter Mean Diameter) of the spray were affected by the in-cylinder swirl ratio. As a result, it was concluded that the swirl ratio improves atomization characteristics uniformly.     

An investigation of design parameter and atomization mechanism for air shrouded injectors

With increasing requirements for the less harmful exhaust emissions and the better fuel economy, the conventional injectors in gasoline engines can be replaced by the air shrouded injector in order to provide improved combustion in engine operations. To find out the optimal shape of air shrouded atomizer attached to the conventional injector nozzle, the critical design parameters such as droplet size, fuel and air inlet angles, and injection angles were investigated based on experimental analyses. To explain the characteristics of fuel atomization, these experimental approaches were carried out using a Phase Doppler Particle Analyzer (PDPA) system. The droplet sizes of injected air fuel mixture were obtained by using the beam diffraction phenomenon. In order to improve the atomization effect, the various atomizers were investigated. The Sauter Mean Diameter (SMD) measured at the predetermined locations outside the atomizer represented the performance of fuel atomization. The experimental results show that the design factors and atomization mechanism needed for developing air shrouded injectors. The suggested design parameters in this paper can be a useful reference in the early design stage.     

Investigation of soot formation in a D.I. diesel engine by using laser induced scattering and laser induced incandescence

Soot has a great effect on the formation of PM (Paniculate Matter) in D.I. (Direct Injection) Diesel engines. Soot in diesel flame is formed by incomplete combustion when the fuel atomization and mixture formation were poor. Therefore, the understanding of soot formation in a D.I. diesel engine is mandatory to reduce PM in exhaust gas. To investigate soot formation in diesel combustion, various measurements have been performed with laser diagnostics. In this study, the relative soot diameter and the relative number density in a D.I. engine was measured by using LIS (Laser Induced Scattering) and LII (Laser Induced Incandescence) methods simultaneously which are planar imaging techniques. And a visualization D.I. diesel engine was used to introduce a laser beam into the combustion chamber and investigate the diffusion flame characteristics. To find the optimal condition that reduces soot formation in diesel combustion, various injection timing and the swirl flow in the cylinder using the SCV (Swirl Control Valve) were applied. From this experiment, the effects of injection timing and swirl on soot formation were established. Effective reduction of soot formation is possible through the control of these two factors.     

A study on fuel spray of spark-ignited direct injection engine using laser image technology

One of the important research for developing a spark-ignited direct injection engine is optimization of the fuel spray distribution and air flow field in the cylinder. Therefore, spray pattern and mean fuel droplet size of swirl injector were investigated using Laser Light Sheet Photography and PDPA' respectively. And, for the formation of stratified mixture with adequate strength near a spark plug at injection mode in compression stroke, spray distribution after impingement on flat piston or bowl piston in a transparent motoring engine was visualized for the three different injector positions. KIA Motors Corp.     

Atomization characteristics and prediction accuracy of LISA-DDB model for gasoline direct injection spray

In this paper, the spray atomization characteristics of a gasoline direct-injection injector were investigated experimentally and numerically. To visualize the developing spray process, a laser sheet method with a Nd :YAG laser was utilized. The microscopic atomization characteristics such as the droplet size and velocity distribution were also obtained by using a phase Doppler particle analyzer system at the 5 MPa of injection pressure. With the experiments, the calculations of spray atomization were conducted by using the KIVA code with the LISA-DDB breakup model. Based on the agreement with the experimental results, the prediction accuracy of LISA-DDB breakup model was investigated in terms of the spray shapes, spray tip penetration, SMD distribution, and axial mean velocity. The results of this study provides the macroscopic and microscopic characteristics of the spray atomization, and prediction accuracy of the LISA-DDB model.     

A study on the behavior characteristics of diesel spray by using a high pressure injection system with common rail apparatus

The effects of change in injection pressure on spray structure in high temperature and pressure field have been investigated. The analysis of liquid and vapor phases of injected fuel is important for emissions control of diesel engines. Therefore, this work examines the evaporating spray structure using a constant volume vessel. The injection pressure is selected as the experimental parameter, is changed from 22 MPa to 112 MPa using a high pressure injection system (ECD-U2). Also, we conducted simulation study by modified KIVA-II code. The results of simulation study are compared with experimental results. The images of liquid and vapor phase for free spray were simultaneously taken by exciplex fluorescence method. As experimental results, the vapor concentration of injected fuel is leaner due to the increase of atomization in the case of the high injection pressure than in that of the low injection pressure. The calculated results obtained by modified KIVA-II code show good agreements with experimental results.     

Experimental analysis and numerical modeling using lisa-ddb hybrid breakup model of direct injected gasoline spray

This paper presents the effect of injection pressure on the atomization characteristics of high-pressure injector in a direct injection gasoline engine both experimentally and numerically. The atomization characteristics such as mean droplet size, mean velocity, and velocity distribution were measured by phase Doppler particle analyzer. The spray development, spray penetration, and global spray structure were visualized using a laser sheet method. In order to investigate the atomization process in more detail, the calculations with the LISA-DDB hybrid model were performed. The results provide the effect of injection pressure on the macroscopic and microscopic behaviors such as spray development, spray penetration, mean droplet size, and mean velocity distribution. It is revealed that the accuracy of prediction is promoted by using the LISA-DDB hybrid breakup model, comparing to the original LISA model or TAB model alone. And the characteristics of the primary and secondary breakups have been investigated by numerical approach.     

A study on the behavior of evaporating diesel spray using LIEF measurement and kiva code

The effects of change in injection pressure on spray structure in high temperature and pressure field have been investigated. The analysis of liquid and vapor phases of injected fuel is important for emissions control of diesel engines. Therefore, this work examines the evaporating spray structure using a constant volume vessel. The injection pressure is selected as the experimental parameter, is changed from 400 bar to 800 bar by using a common rail injection system. Also, we conducted simulation study by modified KIVA-II code. The results of simulation study are compared with experimental results. The images of liquid and vapor phase for free spray were simultaneously taken by exciplex fluorescence method. As experimental results, the vapor concentration of injected fuel is leaner due to the increase of atomization in the case of the high injection pressure than in that of the low injection pressure. The calculated results obtained by modified KIVA-II code show good agreements with experimental results.     

Experimental investigation of mixing-enhanced swirl flows

The experimental objective was to compare disintegration characteristics from the internal mixing pneumatic nozzles under the different operating conditions in terms of swirl angles. For this investigation, supplied air pressures and nozzle configuration ratios were fixed. This experimental comparison is of fundamental importance to the understanding and modeling of turbulent atomization because the axisymmetric swirling flows involve relatively complex interactions. For the measurement, four internal swirl mixing nozzles with axisymmetric holes at swirl angles of 15°, 30°, 45°, and 60° to the central axis were employed, which is responsible for the enhancement of mixing in pneumatic jets. To illustrate the swirl phenomena quantitatively, the distributions of mean velocities, turbulence intensities, and SMD (Sauter mean diameter, or D₃₂) variations with different configuration ratio were comparatively analyzed. It indicated that the atomization characteristics are performed well in the case of 30° of swirl angle, and that turbulence intensities are gradually degenerated with the increase of radial distances, showing a slight increment of SMD at downstream region. In particular, measurements showed that nozzle configuration is one of the significant geometrical parameters affecting the spray trajectories. This paper was recommended for publication in revised form by Associate Editor Jun Sang Park     

Numerical and experimental analysis of spray atomization characteristics of a GDI injector

In this study, numerical and experimental analysis on the spray atomization characteristics of a GDI injector is performed. For numerical approach, four hybrid models that are composed of primary and secondary breakup model are considered. Concerning the primary breakup, a conical sheet disintegration model and LISA model are used. The secondary breakup models are made based on the DDB model and RT model. The global spray behavior is also visualized by the shadowgraph technique and local Sauter mean diameter and axial mean velocity are measured by using phase Doppler particle analyzer. Based on the comparison of numerical and experimental results, it is shown that good agreement is obtained in terms of spray developing process and spray tip penetration at the all hybrid models. However, the hybrid breakup models show different prediction of accuracy in the cases of local SMD and the spatial distribution of breakup.     

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两相脉冲爆震发动机的燃油喷射、混合及其雾化研究

两相爆震燃烧近来得到了广泛的重视和关注,但在它走向应用之前仍有很多问题需要解决。燃油的喷射、混合和雾化对两相爆震燃烧的影响就是其中之一。本文利用激光喷雾测量仪分别就直射喷嘴与气动喷嘴研究了汽油的喷射雾化与混合雾化,得到了汽油的雾化粒度与供油量、供气量间的关系。利用CFD程序对混合室中油、气的混合特性进行了模拟,结果与试验结果非常吻合。结合脉冲爆震发动机模型机多循环爆震试验,发现汽油的粒度大小对脉冲爆震模型机的油气当量比、燃油填充比有显著的影响。     

两相脉冲爆震发动机头部燃油雾化试验研究

在不同油、气流量下,采用LS-2000激光喷雾粒度分析仪测试了脉冲爆震发动机头部为空心腔体结构、文丘里结构情况下的油滴索太尔平均直径(SMD),并与实验中所采用的直射式喷油嘴雾化结果进行了比较,简要分析了头部几何结构对喷入燃油的二次雾化过程。研究发现,除了喷嘴性能以外,发动机头部几何结构对油滴粒度也具有较为显著的影响,而且设计中应使所采用的喷嘴型式与其相匹配。     

An analysis on structure of impinging and free diesel spray with exciplex fluorescence method in high temperature and pressure field

Because an injected spray development process consists of impinging and free spray in the diesel engine, it is needed to analyze the impinging spray and free spray, simultaneously, in order to study the diesel spray behavior. To dominate combustion characteristics in diesel engine is interaction between injected fuel and ambient gas, that is, process of mixture formation. Also it is very important to analyze liquid and vapor phases of injected fuel on the investigation of mixing process, respectively and simultaneously. Therefore, in this study, the behavior characteristics of the liquid phase and the vapor phase of diesel spray was studied by using exciplex fluorescence method in high temperature and injection pressure field. Finally, it can be confirmed that the distribution of vapor concentration is more uniform in the case of the high injection than in that of the low injection pressure.     

A study on the usability of biodiesel fuel derived from rice bran oil as an alternative fuel for IDI diesel engine

The world is faced with a problem of air pollution due to the exhaust emissions from automobile. Recently, lots of researchers have been attracted to develope various alternative fuels and to use renewable fuels as a solution of these problems. There are many alternative fuels studied in place of diesel fuel made from petroleum. Biodiesel fuel (BDF) is a domestically produced, renewable fuel that can be manufactured from vegetable oils, used vegetable oils, or animal fats. In this study, the usability of BDF, one of the oxygenated fuels as an alternative fuel for diesel engines was investigated in an IDI diesel engine. Emissions were characterized with a neat BDF and with a blend of BDF and conventional diesel fuel. Since the BDF includes oxygen of about 11%, it could influence the combustion process strongly. Therefore, the use of BDF resulted in lower emissions of carbon monoxide and smoke emissions with some increase in emissions of oxides of nitrogen. It is concluded that BDF can be utilized effectively as a renewable fuel for IDI diesel engines.     

An experimental study on the spray characteristics of a dual-orifice type swirl injector at low fuel temperatures

The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of fuel temperature on the spray characteristics of a dual-orifice type swirl injector used in a gas turbine. The major parameters affecting spray characteristics are fuel temperature and injection pressure entering into the injector. In this study, the spray characteristics of a dual-orifice type swirl injector are investigated by varying fuel temperature from — 30°C to 120°C and injection pressure from 0.29 to 0.69 MPa. Two kinds of fuel having different surface tension and viscosity are chosen as atomizing fluids. As a result, injection instability occurs in the low fuel temperature range due to icing phenomenon and fuel property change with a decrease of fuel temperature. As the injection pressure increases, the range of kinematic viscosity for stable atomization becomes wider. The properties controlling the SMD of spray is substantially different according to the fuel temperature range.     

Effects of turbulent mixing on spray ignition in spray system

When a column of droplets freely falling from an ultrasonic atomizer was ignited behind a reflected shock, no ignition occurred at a temperature below 1100 K, even if the pressure was as high as IMPa. Although, a higher temperature condition ensured ignition, no luminous flame was observable by high-speed photography, and even if a luminous flame lump appeared at an extremely high temperature, it disappeared without spreading over the entire column of droplets in this case. It is known however that, if a fuel is injected into a diesel cylinder or an electric furnace, ignition occurs even at a temperature as low as 650 K with a luminous flame spreading over the entire spray. These differences could be caused by the effects of turbulent mixing between fuel droplets and hot air, in fact, turbulence-generating rods were placed on the upstream side of the spray column. Experimental results indicates that the ignition limit was lowered to 840 K, and the ignition delay period was decreased by increasing the intensity of turbulence. Furthermore, the light emission of the flame was intensified, and normal spray combustion was maintained in the low-temperature atmosphere after the shock tube ceased its operation.