Cavitation and flashing formed inside and outside of an injector, respectively, have significant effect on liquid phase LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) injection. Numerical simulations of internal flow of the liquid phase LPG inside different injector nozzles were performed using the FIRE CFD code. The results showed that the cavitation always occurred at the inlet corner of the nozzle with negative pressure and higher velocity regardless the nozzle geometries. The relationships between vapor void fraction at the exit of the nozzle and injection pressure were also investigated for different nozzle geometries. The spray of the liquid phase LPG was further simulated by using the results of the internal flow as initial conditions. During the simulation of the spray, the effect of superheat degree on evaporation was considered and a modified evaporation equation was employed. The comparison of the simulation with experimental results showed that, with the injection pressure increasing, spray tip penetration increased but SMD (Sauter mean diameter) decreased.
Numerical simulation of detonation of an explosive atmosphere of liquefied petroleum gas in a confined space
