Investigation of Nozzle Flow and Cavitation Characteristics in a Diesel Injector

2010 ◽  
Vol 132 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Som ◽  
S. K. Aggarwal ◽  
E. M. El-Hannouny ◽  
D. E. Longman
Keyword(s):  
Nozzle Exit ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Injection Pressure ◽  
Nozzle Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Cavitation Inception ◽  
Diesel Fuels ◽  
Needle Position ◽  
Primary Breakup ◽  
Cavitation Behavior

Cavitation and turbulence inside a diesel injector play a critical role in primary spray breakup and development processes. The study of cavitation in realistic injectors is challenging, both theoretically and experimentally, since the associated two-phase flow field is turbulent and highly complex, characterized by large pressure gradients and small orifice geometries. We report herein a computational investigation of the internal nozzle flow and cavitation characteristics in a diesel injector. A mixture based model in FLUENT V6.2 software is employed for simulations. In addition, a new criterion for cavitation inception based on the total stress is implemented, and its effectiveness in predicting cavitation is evaluated. Results indicate that under realistic diesel engine conditions, cavitation patterns inside the orifice are influenced by the new cavitation criterion. Simulations are validated using the available two-phase nozzle flow data and the rate of injection measurements at various injection pressures (800–1600 bar) from the present study. The computational model is then used to characterize the effects of important injector parameters on the internal nozzle flow and cavitation behavior, as well as on flow properties at the nozzle exit. The parameters include injection pressure, needle lift position, and fuel type. The propensity of cavitation for different on-fleet diesel fuels is compared with that for n-dodecane, a diesel fuel surrogate. Results indicate that the cavitation characteristics of n-dodecane are significantly different from those of the other three fuels investigated. The effect of needle movement on cavitation is investigated by performing simulations at different needle lift positions. Cavitation patterns are seen to shift dramatically as the needle lift position is changed during an injection event. The region of significant cavitation shifts from top of the orifice to bottom of the orifice as the needle position is changed from fully open (0.275 mm) to nearly closed (0.1 mm), and this behavior can be attributed to the effect of needle position on flow patterns upstream of the orifice. The results demonstrate the capability of the cavitation model to predict cavitating nozzle flows in realistic diesel injectors and provide boundary conditions, in terms of vapor fraction, velocity, and turbulence parameters at the nozzle exit, which can be coupled with the primary breakup simulation.

scholarly journals CFD simulations of the diesel jet primary atomization from a multihole injector

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charalambos Chasos
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Nozzle Exit ◽  
Cone Angle ◽  
Injection Pressure ◽  
Liquid Jet ◽  
Spray Cone Angle ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Spray Cone ◽  
Breakup Length ◽  
Jet Breakup

High pressure multi-hole diesel injectors are currently used in direct-injection common-rail diesel engines for the improvement of fuel injection and air/fuel mixing, and the overall engine performance. The resulting spray injection characteristics are dictated by the injector geometry and the injection conditions, as well as the ambient conditions into which the liquid is injected. The main objective of the present study was to design a high pressure multi-hole diesel injector and model the two-phase flow using the volume of fluid (VOF) method, in order to predict the initial liquid jet characteristics for various injection conditions. A computer aided design (CAD) software was employed for the design of the three-dimensional geometry of the assembly of the injector and the constant volume chamber into which the liquid jet emerges. A typical six-hole diesel injector geometry was modelled and the holes were symmetrically located around the periphery of the injector tip. The injector nozzle diameter and length were 0.2 mm and 1 mm, respectively, resulting in a ratio of nozzle orifice length over nozzle diameter L/D = 5. The commercial computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code STAR-CD was used for the generation of the computational mesh and for transient simulations with an Eulerian approach incorporating the VOF model for the two-phase flow and the Rayleigh model for the cavitation phenomenon. Three test cases for increasing injection pressure of diesel injection from the high pressure multi-hole diesel injector into high pressure and high temperature chamber conditions were investigated. From the injector simulations of the test cases, the nozzle exit velocity components were determined, along with the emerging liquid jet breakup length at the nozzle exit. Furthermore, the spray angle was estimated by the average radial displacement of the liquid jet and air mixture at the vicinity of the nozzle exit. The breakup length of the liquid jet and the spray cone angle which were determined from the simulations, were compared with the breakup length and cone angle estimated by empirical equations. From the simulations, it was found that cavitation takes place at the nozzle inlet for all the cases, and affects the fuel and air interaction at the upper area of the spray jet. Furthermore, the spray jet breakup length increases with elapsed time, and when the injection pressure increases both the breakup length and the spray cone angle increase.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/ILASS2017.2017.5040

Numerical and Experimental Investigations of Cavitating Flow in a Vertical Multi-Hole Injector Nozzle

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhixia He ◽  
Jing Bai ◽  
Qian Wang ◽  
Qingmu Mu ◽  
Yunlong Huang
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Numerical Models ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Injection Pressure ◽  
Cavitating Flow ◽  
Critical Conditions ◽  
Experimental Investigations ◽  
Nozzle Flow ◽  
Cavitation Inception ◽  
Injector Nozzle

The presence of cavitation and turbulence in a diesel injector nozzle has significant effect on the subsequent spray characteristics. However, the mechanism of the cavitating flow and its effect on the subsequent spray is unclear because of the complexities of the nozzle flow, such as the cavitation phenomena and turbulence. A flow visualization experiment system with a transparent scaled-up vertical multi-hole injector nozzle tip was setup for getting the experimental data to make a comparison to validate the calculated results from the three dimensional numerical simulation of cavitating flow in the nozzle with mixture multi-phase cavitating flow model and good qualitative agreement was seen between the two sets of data. The critical conditions for cavitation inception were derived as well as the relationship between the discharge coefficient and non-dimensional cavitation parameter. After wards, the testified numerical models were used to analyze the effects of injection pressure, back pressure, cavitation parameter, Reynolds number, injector needle lift and needle eccentricity on the cavitating flow inside the nozzle. Combined with visual experimental results, numerical simulation results can clearly reveal the three-dimensional nature of the nozzle flow and the location and shape of the cavitation induced vapor distribution, which can help understand the nozzle flow better and eventually put forward the optimization ideas of diesel injectors.

Modified Single-Fluid Cavitation Model for Pure Diesel and Biodiesel Fuels in Direct Injection Fuel Injectors

2013 ◽  
Vol 135 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaushik Saha ◽  
Ehab Abu-Ramadan ◽  
Xianguo Li
Keyword(s):  
Injection Pressure ◽  
Wall Roughness ◽  
Cavitation Model ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Fluid Mixture ◽  
Fuel Injectors ◽  
Cavitation Inception ◽  
High Injection ◽  
Biodiesel Fuels ◽  
Injection Pressures

A cavitation model has been developed for the internal two-phase flow of diesel and biodiesel fuels in fuel injectors under high injection pressure conditions. The model is based on the single-fluid mixture approach with newly derived expressions for the phase change rate and local mean effective pressure—the two key components of the model. The effects of the turbulence, compressibility, and wall roughness are accounted for in the present model and model validation is carried out by comparing the model predictions of probable cavitation regions, velocity distribution, and fuel mass flow rate with the experimental measurement available in literature. It is found that cavitation inception for biodiesel occurs at a higher injection pressure, compared to diesel, due to its higher viscosity. However, supercavitation occurs for both diesel and biodiesel at high injection pressures. The renormalization group (RNG) k-ɛ model for turbulence modeling is reasonable by comparing its performance with the realizable k-ɛ and the shear stress transport (SST) k-ω models. The effect of liquid phase compressibility becomes considerable for high injection pressures. Wall roughness is not an important factor for cavitation in fuel injectors.

A Validated Two-Phase Flow Large Eddy Simulation Methodology

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng Xiao ◽  
Mehriar Dianat ◽  
James J. McGuirk
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Level Set ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Density Ratio ◽  
Cross Flow ◽  
Liquid Jet ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Primary Breakup

A robust two-phase flow LES methodology is described, validated and applied to simulate primary breakup of a liquid jet injected into an airstream in either co-flow or cross-flow configuration. A Coupled Level Set and Volume of Fluid method is implemented for accurate capture of interface dynamics. Based on the local Level Set value, fluid density and viscosity fields are treated discontinuously across the interface. In order to cope with high density ratio, an extrapolated liquid velocity field is created and used for discretisation in the vicinity of the interface. Simulations of liquid jets discharged into higher speed airstreams with non-turbulent boundary conditions reveals the presence of regular surface waves. In practical configurations, both air and liquid flows are, however, likely to be turbulent. To account for inflowing turbulent eddies on the liquid jet interface primary breakup requires a methodology for creating physically correlated unsteady LES boundary conditions, which match experimental data as far as possible. The Rescaling/Recycling Method is implemented here to generate realistic turbulent inflows. It is found that liquid rather than gaseous eddies determine the initial interface shape, and the downstream turbulent liquid jet disintegrates much more chaotically than the non-turbulent one. When appropriate turbulent inflows are specified, the liquid jet behaviour in both co-flow and cross-flow configurations is correctly predicted by the current LES methodology, demonstrating its robustness and accuracy in dealing with high liquid/gas density ratio two-phase systems.

Towards Primary Breakup Simulation of a Complete Aircraft Nozzle at Realistic Aircraft Conditions

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharina Warncke ◽  
Amsini Sadiki ◽  
Max Staufer ◽  
Christian Hasse ◽  
Johannes Janicka
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Liquid Fuel ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Nozzle Geometry ◽  
Nozzle Flow ◽  
Spray Characteristics ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Primary Breakup ◽  
Turbulent Scales

Abstract Predicting details of aircraft engine combustion by means of numerical simulations requires reliable information about spray characteristics from liquid fuel injection. However, details of liquid fuel injection are not well documented. Indeed, standard droplet distributions are usually utilized in Euler-Lagrange simulations of combustion. Typically, airblast injectors are employed to atomize the liquid fuel by feeding a thin liquid film in the shear zone between two swirled air flows. Unfortunately, droplet data for the wide range of operating conditions during a flight is not available. Focusing on numerical simulations, Direct Numerical simulations (DNS) of full nozzle designs are nowadays out of scope. Reducing numerical costs, but still considering the full nozzle flow, the embedded DNS methodology (eDNS) has been introduced within a Volume of Fluid framework (Sauer et al., Atomization and Sprays, vol. 26, pp. 187–215, 2016). Thereby, DNS domain is kept as small as possible by reducing it to the primary breakup zone. It is then embedded in a Large Eddy Simulation (LES) of the turbulent nozzle flow. This way, realistic turbulent scales of the nozzle flow are included, when simulating primary breakup. Previous studies of a generic atomizer configuration proved that turbulence in the gaseous flow has significant impact on liquid disintegration and should be included in primary breakup simulations (Warncke et al., ILASS Europe, Paris, 2019). In this contribution, an industrial airblast atomizer is numerically investigated for the first time using the eDNS approach. The complete nozzle geometry is simulated, considering all relevant features of the flow. Three steps are necessary: 1. LES of the gaseous nozzle flow until a statistically stationary flow is reached. 2. Position and refinement of the DNS domain. Due to the annular nozzle design the DNS domain is chosen as a ring. It comprises the atomizing edge, where the liquid is brought between inner and outer air flow, and the downstream primary breakup zone. 3. Start of liquid fuel injection and primary breakup simulation. Since the simulation of the two-phase DNS and the LES of the surrounding nozzle flow are conducted at the same time, turbulent scales of the gas flow are directly transferred to the DNS domain. The applicability of eDNS to full nozzle designs is demonstrated and details of primary breakup at the nozzle outlet are presented. In particular a discussion of the phenomenological breakup process and spray characteristics is provided.

Study on flow field of gas–solid two-phase pulsed jet

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (24) ◽  
pp. 1950279
Author(s):  
Xinhua Song ◽  
Xiaojie Li ◽  
Yang Wang ◽  
Honghao Yan
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Flow Field ◽  
Particle Distribution ◽  
Starch Granule ◽  
Injection Pressure ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Particle Injection ◽  
Pulsed Jet ◽  
Simulation Based ◽  
Simulation Results

In this paper, a computational fluid dynamics–discrete element method (CFD–DEM) coupling method is established to simulate the starch granule injection by coupling CFD and DEM. Then a gas–solid two-phase pulsed jet system is designed to capture the flow field trajectory of particle injection (colored starch with a mean diameter of 10.67 [Formula: see text]m), and the image is processed by color moment and histogram. Finally, the simulation results are compared with the experimental results, and the following conclusions are drawn. The numerical simulation results show that with the increase of injection pressure, the injection height increases gradually. When the injection pressure reaches above 0.4 MPa, the increase of injection height decreases. The experimental images show that the larger the pressure (i.e., the greater the initial velocity), the faster the velocity of particle distribution in the space, and the injection heights with the injection pressures of 0.4 MPa and 0.5 MPa are close, which is consistent with the result from the FLUENT numerical simulation based on CFD–DEM.

scholarly journals Pharmacological Modulation of Sleep Homeostasis in Rat: Novel Effects of an mGluR2/3 Antagonist

SLEEP ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Hanley ◽  
Jerome Paulissen ◽  
Brian J Eastwood ◽  
Gary Gilmour ◽  
Sally Loomis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Eye Movement ◽  
Functional Capacity ◽  
Rem Sleep ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Nrem Sleep ◽  
Rapid Eye Movement ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Promoting Effect ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Sleep Homeostasis

Abstract Increasing vigilance without incurring the negative consequences of extended wakefulness such as daytime sleepiness and cognitive impairment is a major challenge in treating many sleep disorders. The present work compares two closely related mGluR2/3 antagonists LY3020371 and LY341495 with two well-known wake-promoting compounds caffeine and d-amphetamine. Sleep homeostasis properties were explored in male Wistar rats by manipulating levels of wakefulness via (1) physiological sleep restriction (SR), (2) pharmacological action, or (3) a combination of these. A two-phase nonlinear mixed-effects model combining a quadratic and exponential function at an empirically estimated join point allowed the quantification of wake-promoting properties and any subsequent sleep rebound. A simple response latency task (SRLT) following SR assessed functional capacity of sleep-restricted animals treated with our test compounds. Caffeine and d-amphetamine increased wakefulness with a subsequent full recovery of non-rapid eye movement (NREM) and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and were unable to fully reverse SR-induced impairments in SRLT. In contrast, LY3020371 increased wakefulness with no subsequent elevation of NREM sleep, delta power, delta energy, or sleep bout length and count, yet REM sleep recovered above baseline levels. Prior sleep pressure obtained using an SR protocol had no impact on the wake-promoting effect of LY3020371 and NREM sleep rebound remained blocked. Furthermore, LY341495 increased functional capacity across SRLT measures following SR. These results establish the critical role of glutamate in sleep homeostasis and support the existence of independent mechanisms for NREM and REM sleep homeostasis.

Hydrocarbon-Phase Behaviors in Shale Nanopore/Fracture Model: Multiscale, Multicomponent, and Multiphase

SPE Journal ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (06) ◽  
pp. 2526-2540 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yinuo Zhao ◽  
Zhehui Jin
Keyword(s):  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Volume Ratio ◽  
Phase Region ◽  
Bulk Phase ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Well Productivity ◽  
Pressure Drops ◽  
Shale Reservoirs

Summary Hydrocarbon recovery from shale subformations has greatly contributed to the global energy supply and has been constantly reshaping the energy sector. Oil production from shale is a complex process in which multicomponent–fluid mixtures experience multiphase transitions in multiscale volumes (i.e., nanoscale pores are connected to fractures/macropores). Understanding such complicated phenomena plays a critical role in the estimation of ultimate oil recovery, well productivity, and reserves estimation, and ultimately in policy making. In this work, we use density–functional theory (DFT) to explicitly consider fluid/surface interactions, inhomogeneous–density distributions in nanopores, volume partitioning in nanopores, and connected macropores/natural fractures to study the complex multiphase transitions of multicomponent fluids in multiscale volumes. We found that vapor–like and liquid–like phases can coexist in nanopores when pressure is between the bubblepoint and dewpoint pressures of nanoconfined fluids, both of which are much lower than those of the originally injected hydrocarbon mixtures. As the volume ratio of the bulk at the initial condition to pores decreases, both the bubblepoint and the dewpoint in nanopores increase and the pore two–phase region expands. Within the pore two–phase region, both C1 and C3 are released from the nanopores to the bulk phase as pressure declines. Meanwhile, both liquid and vapor phases become denser as pressure drops. By further decreasing pressure below the dewpoint of confined fluids, C3 in the nanopore can be recovered. Throughout the process, the bulk–phase composition varies, which is in line with the field observation. Collectively, this work captures the coupled complexity of multicomponent and multiphase fluids in multiscale geometries that is inherent to shale reservoirs and provides a theoretical foundation for reservoir simulation, which is significant for the accurate prediction of well productivity and ultimate oil recovery in shale reservoirs.

Steady one-dimensional nozzle flow solutions of liquid–gas mixtures

2013 ◽  
Vol 737 ◽  
pp. 146-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. LeMartelot ◽  
R. Saurel ◽  
O. Le Métayer
Keyword(s):  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Gas Mixtures ◽  
Ideal Gas ◽  
Nozzle Flow ◽  
Pure Liquid ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Flow Models ◽  
Relaxation Effects

AbstractExact compressible one-dimensional nozzle flow solutions at steady state are determined in various limit situations of two-phase liquid–gas mixtures. First, the exact solution for a pure liquid nozzle flow is determined in the context of fluids governed by the compressible Euler equations and the ‘stiffened gas’ equation of state. It is an extension of the well-known ideal-gas steady nozzle flow solution. Various two-phase flow models are then addressed, all corresponding to limit situations of partial equilibrium among the phases. The first limit situation corresponds to the two-phase flow model of Kapila et al. (Phys. Fluids, vol. 13, 2001, pp. 3002–3024), where both phases evolve in mechanical equilibrium only. This model contains two entropies, two temperatures and non-conventional shock relations. The second one corresponds to a two-phase model where the phases evolve in both mechanical and thermal equilibrium. The last one corresponds to a model describing a liquid–vapour mixture in thermodynamic equilibrium. They all correspond to two-phase mixtures where the various relaxation effects are either stiff or absent. In all instances, the various flow regimes (subsonic, subsonic–supersonic, and supersonic with shock) are unambiguously determined, as well as various nozzle solution profiles.

The Effect of Droplet Solidification Upon Two-Phase Nozzle Flow

1971 ◽  
Vol 93 (4) ◽  
pp. 594-602
Author(s):  
P. N. Shankar
Keyword(s):  
Singular Perturbation ◽  
Phase Change ◽  
Liquid Fraction ◽  
Feedback Effect ◽  
Nozzle Flow ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Droplet Temperature ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
First Order ◽  
Perturbation Procedure

The handling of changes of phase in perturbation treatments of two-phase nozzle flow requires particular care. Droplet solidification, the phase change considered here, introduces two novel complications in a perturbation treatment of the problem. First, the boundaries of the zone of solidification are shifted by first-order corrections to the droplet temperature and liquid fraction, and these shifts introduce, in turn, further first-order corrections. This feedback effect is of particular interest and the magnitudes of the corrections are very significant. Second, a singular perturbation procedure is required to handle the problem at points where solidification first starts and where it is completed. The techniques presented here should be applicable to other problems involving phase change in two-phase flow.

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