Author:
Kumar Aishvarya,Nouri Jamshid,Ghobadian Ali
Abstract
The occurrence of vortices in the sac volume of automotive multi-hole fuel injectors plays an important role in the development of vortex cavitation, which directly influences the flow structure and emerging sprays that, in turn, influence the engine performance and emissions. In this study, the RANS-based turbulence modelling approach was used to predict the internal flow in a vertical axis-symmetrical multi-hole (6) diesel fuel injector under non-cavitating conditions. The project aimed to predict the aforementioned vortical structures accurately at two different needle lifts in order to form a correct opinion about their occurrence. The accuracy of the simulations was assessed by comparing the predicted mean axial velocity and RMS velocity of LDV measurements, which showed good agreement. The flow field analysis predicted a complex, 3D, vortical flow structure with the presence of different types of vortices in the sac volume and the nozzle hole. Two main types of vortex were detected: the “hole-to-hole” connecting vortex, and double “counter-rotating” vortices emerging from the needle wall and entering the injector hole facing it. Different flow patterns in the rotational direction of the “hole-to-hole” vortices have been observed at the low needle lift (anticlockwise) and full needle lift (clockwise), due to their different flow passages in the sac, causing a much higher momentum inflow at the lower lift with its much narrower flow passage.
Funder
City, University of London, Studentship Award
Subject
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes,Mechanical Engineering,Condensed Matter Physics
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