scholarly journals Fuel Film Temperature and Thickness Measurements on the Piston Crown of a Direct-Injection Spark-Ignition Engine

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Park ◽  
J.B. Ghandhi
Keyword(s):  
Direct Injection ◽  
Spark Ignition ◽  
Spark Ignition Engine ◽  
Fuel Film ◽  
Piston Crown ◽  
Direct Injection Spark Ignition ◽  
Thickness Measurements

scholarly journals Effect of engine conditions and injection timing on piston-top fuel films for stratified direct-injection spark-ignition operation using E30

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 302-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl-Philipp Ding ◽  
David Vuilleumier ◽  
Namho Kim ◽  
David L Reuss ◽  
Magnus Sjöberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Direct Injection ◽  
Spark Ignition ◽  
Spark Ignition Engine ◽  
Injection Timing ◽  
Fuel Film ◽  
Index Matching ◽  
Refractive Index Matching ◽  
Wall Wetting ◽  
Direct Injection Spark Ignition

Mid-level ethanol/gasoline blends can provide knock resistance benefits for stoichiometric spark-ignition engine operation, but previous studies have identified challenges associated with spray impingement and wall wetting, leading to excessive particulate matter emissions. At the same time, stratified-charge spark-ignition operation can provide increased thermal efficiency, but care has to be exercised to avoid excessive in-cylinder soot formation. In support of the use of mid-level ethanol/gasoline blends in advanced spark-ignition engines, this study presents spray and fuel-film measurements in a direct-injection spark-ignition engine operated with a 30 vol.%/70 vol.% ethanol/gasoline blend (E30). Crank-angle resolved fuel-film measurements at the piston surface are conducted using two different implementations of the refractive index matching technique. A small-angle refractive index matching implementation allows quantification of the wetted area, while a large-angle refractive index matching implementation enables semi-quantitative measurements of fuel-film thickness and volume, in addition to fuel-film area. The fuel-film measurements show that both the amount of fuel deposited on the piston and the shape of the fuel-film patterns are strongly influenced by the injection timing, duration, intake pressure, and coolant temperature. For combinations of high in-cylinder gas density and long injection duration, merging of the individual spray plumes, commonly referred to as spray collapse, can cause a dramatic change to the shape and thickness of the wall fuel films. Overall, the study provides guidance to engine designers aiming at minimizing wall wetting through tailored combinations of injection timings and durations.

Simulation of electrosprays in model direct-injection spark-ignition engine in-cylinder flows

2005 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 527-546 ◽  
Author(s):  
G C S Nhumaio ◽  
A P Watkins
Keyword(s):  
Direct Injection ◽  
Axisymmetric Flow ◽  
Spark Ignition ◽  
Spark Ignition Engine ◽  
Cylinder Wall ◽  
Half Cycle ◽  
Fuel Film ◽  
Reference Case ◽  
Multiple Pulses ◽  
Direct Injection Spark Ignition

The calculated effects on injected charged sprays of dielectric and conductive in-cylinder wall materials are presented for a half-cycle of an axisymmetric flow model direct-injection spark-ignition (DISI) engine. A plain orifice electrostatic atomizer, previously used in experiments for application in fuel burners, is embodied into the EPISO code and this is assumed to pump a charged spray while working at moderate pressures of 5 MPa and fuel deliveries of 5 cm3/s, the maximum rates currently reported in electrostatic atomization of hydrocarbons. The transition mode operation of DISI engines is selected for the study and this consists of multiple pulses of 5 mg each, occurring at 80, 150, and 300° crank angle with the engine running at 3000 r/min. In the case of the third pulse, which impinges on the piston surface, the wall impaction model of Park and Watkins is used particularly when an electric potential of 1 kV is applied on this surface for it helps to reduce excessive fuel film build-up. Particles impinging on the cylinder roof and liner are treated with the stick impaction model of Naber and Reitz. A simple axisymmetric engine geometry of flat piston and cylinder heads is considered and computations of an uncharged spray are taken as a reference case. It is found in the study, firstly, that charge improves mixture preparation when dielectric in-cylinder surfaces are used, secondly, that the need for charge drainage in metallic surfaces produces poor spray characteristics in comparison with an ideal charged spray with boundary electric fields (this is shown by the large impingement of drop parcels relative to an ordinary spray as well as to a charged spray with electric boundary fields) and, thirdly, that charge reduces the fuel film thickness on the piston surface during late injection.

Soot Development in an Optical Direct Injection Spark Ignition Engine Fueled with Isooctane

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 455-463
Author(s):  
Fangxi Xie ◽  
Miaomiao Zhang ◽  
Yongzhen Wang ◽  
Yan Su ◽  
Wei Hong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Direct Injection ◽  
Spark Ignition ◽  
Spark Ignition Engine ◽  
Direct Injection Spark Ignition
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