Actual Tip Layout and Off-Axis Stroke in Nozzle Flow Modeling Under Ballistic Needle Displacement

Author(s):  
Giancarlo Chiatti ◽  
Fulvio Palmieri

The injection of small amount of diesel fuel is mainly achieved through the shortening of energizing signal. Consequently, in such injection phases, the needle does not reach the mechanical stroke-end and its displacement may be defined as ballistic. By means of a detailed 3D-CFD modeling, the behavior of nozzle flow is investigated under typical pilot/split injection conditions, namely high injection pressure and low needle lift. The investigation focuses on the effects of the restricted flow passage on fuel flow at hole inlets. Once the modeling details are described, the influence of different elements on the internal fuel flow is shown and discussed, pointing out the role of different driving factors; investigations take into account actual injector tip layouts and the response to the needle off-axis operating conditions. Results are presented highlighting the flow pattern features within the nozzle and their reflects on the hole-to-hole differences.

Author(s):  
Fulvio Palmieri

The injection of small amount of diesel fuel relies on the shortening of energizing signal. In such injection conditions, the needle does not reach the mechanical stroke-end and its displacement is defined as ballistic. Some specific experimental work has been performed on how the dynamics of injector needle is reflected on the fuel flow pattern within the nozzle. Due to the intrinsic difficulties of the field, just single axial hole injectors have been optically investigated in real time, by means of the most advanced X-ray techniques. In the current study, based on 3D-computational fluid dynamics modeling, the investigation has been extended to multihole injector layouts, under typical pilot/split injection conditions, namely, high injection pressure and low needle lift. The role of different factors on the flow development within the nozzle has been shown and discussed; the investigations have taken into account actual injector tip layouts and the response to the needle off-axis operating conditions. Results are presented highlighting the flow features within the nozzle and their reflects on the hole-to-hole differences.


2021 ◽  
pp. 146808742199306
Author(s):  
Chengyuan Fan ◽  
Keiya Nishida ◽  
Yoichi Ogata

The effect of split injection on the fuel spray and combustion processes in a rapid compression and expansion machine was investigated using the visualization process. A two-dimensional piston cavity, designed with the cross section of a reentrant piston, was installed in the combustion chamber to observe the combustion process from the lateral side. Combustion experiments were conducted with injection pressures of 80 MPa, 120 MPa, and 180 MPa and an O2 concentration of 15%. The spray/wall interaction, mixture distribution, and ignition location were investigated using the shadow method. Along with natural flame luminescence, different spray impinging behaviors on combustion process were studied. Furthermore, the combustion characteristics of in-cylinder pressure, apparent heat release rate, and combustion phase were recorded and analyzed simultaneously. The results showed that both high injection pressure and split injection with a longer interval effectively improved the combustion performance. In addition, when the pilot injection was advanced further, the injection interval had a larger influence in reducing soot generation, while the effect of high injection pressure on heat release decreased. Flame separation was found to occur at high injection pressures. It was observed that the flame separation caused by the strong spray momentum was beneficial for reducing soot generation owing to the greater fuel-air interaction area. The spray and combustion processes were investigated in detail, and the significant effects of different injection pressures and injection intervals on combustion performance with the split injection method were highlighted.


2012 ◽  
Vol 148 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-10
Author(s):  
Farshad ESLAMI ◽  
Miroslaw WYSZYNSKI ◽  
Athanasios TSOLASKIS ◽  
Hongming XU ◽  
Shahrouz NOROUZI ◽  
...  

Spark ignition engines fuelled with alternative fuels are the topic of many studies. As alternatives for gasoline, ethanol and recently 2,5-dimethylfuran (DMF) have been investigated for their different properties. Lubricity analysis of fuels in fuel systems is vital because of the lubricating role of fuel. Lubricity of gasoline and its alternatives became important since introduction of direct-injection gasoline fuel pump with high injection pressure becoming closer to diesel pumps. Therefore, this work examines the lubricity properties of gasoline and its blends with alternative fuels using a HFRR lubricity test rig. Results showed that DMF as an additive to gasoline improved the lubricity of blend; this effect was increasing with the percentage of DMF. These results can be compared with DMF-ethanol blends which displayed the same pattern but with lower enhancing role of DMF. The DMF fuel was kept in storage for seven months and then the same experiments were repeated (DMF Ageing). Smaller wear scar and better lubricity effects were achieved by using the aged DMF. These results highlight the potential of DMF to become an additive for gasoline and its alternatives.


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