Scaling liquid penetration in evaporating sprays for different size diesel engines

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (9) ◽  
pp. 1662-1677 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinyi Zhou ◽  
Tie Li ◽  
Yijie Wei ◽  
Ning Wang
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Diesel Engines ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Scaling Laws ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Pollutant Emissions ◽  
Liquid Penetration ◽  
Spray Characteristics ◽  
Penetration Length ◽  
Air Mixing

Scaled model experiments can greatly reduce the cost, time and energy consumption in diesel engine development, and the similarity of spray characteristics has a primary effect on the overall scaling results of engine performance and pollutant emissions. However, although so far the similarity of spray characteristics under the non-evaporating condition has been studied to some extent, researches on scaling the evaporating sprays are still absent. The maximum liquid penetration length has a close relationship with the spray evaporation processes and is a key parameter in the design of diesel engine spray combustion system. In this article, the similarity of maximum liquid penetration length is theoretically derived based on the hypotheses that the spray evaporation processes in modern high-pressure common rail diesel engines are fuel–air mixing controlled and local interphase transport controlled, respectively. After verifying that the fuel injection rates are perfectly scaled, the similarity of maximum liquid penetration length in evaporating sprays is studied for three scaling laws using two nozzles with hole diameter of 0.11 and 0.14 mm through the high-speed diffused back-illumination method. Under the test conditions of different fuel injection pressures, ambient temperatures and densities, the lift-off law and speed law lead to a slightly increased maximum liquid penetration length, while the pressure law can well scale the maximum liquid penetration length. The experimental results are consistent with the theoretical analyses based on the hypothesis that the spray evaporation processes are fuel–air mixing controlled, indicating that the local interphase transports of energy, momentum and mass on droplet surface are not rate-controlled steps with respect to spray evaporation processes.

Characteristics of injection of diesel fuel, rapeseed oil and their mixtures in diesel engines of various types

2021 ◽  
pp. 167-178
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Diesel Fuel ◽  
Diesel Engines ◽  
Rapeseed Oil ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Fuel Injector ◽  
High Speed Diesel ◽  
Engine Type

The necessity of adapting diesel engines to work on vegetable oils is justified. The possibility of using rapeseed oil and its mixtures with petroleum diesel fuel as motor fuels is considered. Experimental studies of fuel injection of small high-speed diesel engine type MD-6 (1 Ch 8,0/7,5)when using diesel oil and rapeseed oil and computational studies of auto-tractor diesel engine type D-245.12 (1 ChN 11/12,5), working on blends of petroleum diesel fuel and rapeseed oil. When switching autotractor diesel engine from diesel fuel to rapeseed oil in the full-fuel mode, the mass cycle fuel supply increased by 12 %, and in the small-size high-speed diesel engine – by about 27 %. From the point of view of the flow of the working process of these diesel engines, changes in other parameters of the fuel injection process are less significant. Keywords diesel engine; petroleum diesel fuel; vegetable oil; rapeseed oil; high pressure fuel pump; fuel injector; sprayer

scholarly journals Performance evaluation of common rail direct injection (CRDI) engine fuelled with Uppage Oil Methyl Ester (UOME)

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.N. Basavarajappa ◽  
N. R. Banapurmath ◽  
S.V. Khandal ◽  
G. Manavendra
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Methyl Ester ◽  
Diesel Engines ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Alternative Fuels ◽  
High Pressures ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Injection Timing ◽  
Engine Operation ◽  
Performance And Emission

For economic and social development of any country energy is one of the most essential requirements. Continuously increasing price of crude petroleum fuels in the present days coupled with alarming emissions and stringent emission regulations has led to growing attention towards use of alternative fuels like vegetable oils, alcoholic and gaseous fuels for diesel engine applications. Use of such fuels can ease the burden on the economy by curtailing the fuel imports. Diesel engines are highly efficient and the main problems associated with them is their high smoke and NOx emissions.  Hence there is an urgent need to promote the use of alternative fuels in place of high speed diesel (HSD) as substitute. India has a large agriculture base that can be used as a feed stock to obtain newer fuel which is renewable and sustainable. Accordingly Uppage oil methyl ester (UOME) biodiesel was selected as an alternative fuel. Use of biodiesels in diesel engines fitted with mechanical fuel injection systems has limitation on the injector opening pressure (300 bar). CRDI system can overcome this drawback by injecting fuel at very high pressures (1500-2500 bar) and is most suitable for biodiesel fuels which are high viscous. This paper presents the performance and emission characteristics of a CRDI diesel engine fuelled with UOME biodiesel at different injection timings and injection pressures. From the experimental evidence it was revealed that UOME biodiesel yielded overall better performance with reduced emissions at retarded injection timing of -10° BTDC in CRDI mode of engine operation.

scholarly journals Spray Characteristics at Preheating Temperatur of Diesel-Biodiesel-Gasoline Fuel Blend

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 134
Author(s):  
Moch Miftahul Arifin ◽  
Nasrul Ilminnafik ◽  
Muh. Nurkoyim Kustanto ◽  
Agus Triono
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engines ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Fuel Mixture ◽  
Spray Angle ◽  
Injection System ◽  
Spray Characteristics ◽  
Fuel Blend ◽  
Spray Tip Penetration

Technological developments in diesel engines require improvements to the fuel injection system to meet the criteria for economical, high-power and efficient combustion and meet environmental regulatory standards. One method that has a lot of interest is changing the characteristics of the fuel, with the aim of producing optimal combustion. Spray characteristics have a big role in determining the quality of combustion in diesel engines. A good spray can improve the quality of fuel atomization and the homogeneity of the air-fuel mixture in the combustion chamber so that it can produce good engine performance and low emissions. This study aims to determine the effect of a diesel-biodiesel (Calophyllum inophyllum)-gasoline blendandfuel heating on the spray characteristics. The research was conducted with variations in composition (B0, B100, B30, B30G5 and B30G10) and fuel heating (40, 60, 80, and 100 °C). Fuel injected atapressure of 17 MPa in to a pressure chamber of 3 bar. The spray formed was recorded with a high-speed camera of 480 fps (resolution 224x168 pixel). In B100 biodiesel, the highest viscosity and density cause high spray tip penetration, small spray angle, and high spray velocity. The addition of diesel oil, gasoline, and heating fuel reduces the viscosity and density so that the spray tip penetration decreases, the spray angle increases and the velocity of spray decreases.

Novel strategies to overcome the limitations of a low compression ratio light duty diesel engine

2020 ◽  
pp. 146808742096198
Author(s):  
V Vikraman ◽  
K Anand ◽  
A Ramesh
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Compression Ratio ◽  
Diesel Engines ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Cooling System ◽  
Parameters Optimization ◽  
Oxides Of Nitrogen ◽  
Load Range ◽  
Soot Emissions

Low compression ratio (LCR) approach in diesel engines can reduce the oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and soot emissions simultaneously owing to lower temperatures and longer fuel-air premixing time. The present work investigates the effects of lowering the geometric compression ratio (CR) from 18:1 to 14:1 in a naturally aspirated (NA) single cylinder common rail direct injection (CRDI) diesel engine. Based on the investigations done across the entire speed and load range, significant benefits were observed in the NOx and soot emissions. However, lowering the compression ratio had adverse effects on brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC), unburned hydrocarbon (HC) and carbon monoxide (CO) emissions, especially at low-load and high-speed operating points. To overcome these limitations, novel strategies including split-cooling system (SCS) and secondary exhaust valve opening (SEVO) are proposed in the present work. While the fuel injection parameters optimization specific to LCR could help to improve the BSFC, HC and CO emissions penalty to a reasonable extent, the SCS concept can provide further benefits by reducing the heat loss to coolant and improving the engine component temperatures. Increasing the residual gas fraction using the optimized SEVO concept could further improve the charge temperature leading to a further reduction in the BSFC, HC and CO emissions. The net benefits of the optimized LCR approach are quantified for the modified Indian drive cycle (MIDC) using a one-dimensional simulation tool. The results obtained show a signification reduction of 22% and 74% in NOx and soot emissions respectively as compared to the base 18 CR engine results. Moreover, the penalty in HC and CO emissions could be contained to a large extent resulting in only a slight penalty of 23% and 20% respectively. Furthermore, the higher BSFC with the LCR approach could be successfully addressed and the final values were found to be better than the stock compression ratio by 1.5%. Overall, the strategies proposed in the present work are found to be beneficial to develop modern diesel engines in compliance with the future emission regulations which demand extreme control on NOx and soot emissions.

A Phenomenological Model for Combustion and Emissions in Small Bore, High Speed, Direct Injection Diesel Engines

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. A. Henein ◽  
I. P. Singh ◽  
L. Zhong ◽  
Y. Poonawala ◽  
J. Singh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Diesel Engines ◽  
Phenomenological Model ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Direct Injection ◽  
Injection System ◽  
Injection Process ◽  
Wide Range

This paper introduces a phenomenological model for the fuel distribution, combustion, and emissions formation in the small bore, high speed direct injection diesel engine. A differentiation is made between the conditions in large bore and small bore diesel engines, particularly regarding the fuel impingement on the walls and the swirl and squish gas flow components. The model considers the fuel injected prior to the development of the flame, fuel injected in the flame, fuel deposited on the walls and the last part of the fuel delivered at the end of the injection process. The model is based on experimental results obtained in a single-cylinder, 4-valve, direct-injection, four-stroke-cycle, water-cooled, diesel engine equipped with a common rail fuel injection system. The engine is supercharged with heated shop air, and the exhaust back pressure is adjusted to simulate actual turbo-charged diesel engine conditions. The experiments covered a wide range of injection pressures, EGR rates, injection timings and swirl ratios. Correlations and 2-D maps are developed to show the effect of combinations of the above parameters on engine out emissions. Emphasis is made on the nitric oxide and soot measured in Bosch Smoke Units (BSU).

Fuel design concept for improving the spray characteristics and emissions of diesel engines

2005 ◽  
Vol 219 (4) ◽  
pp. 547-557 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xing-Cai Lü ◽  
Wu-Gao Zhang ◽  
Xin-Qi Qiao ◽  
Zhen Huang
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engines ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Direct Injection ◽  
Pollutant Emissions ◽  
Fuel Quality ◽  
Spray Characteristics ◽  
Mean Velocity ◽  
Oxygenated Additives ◽  
Fuel Design ◽  
Oxygenated Fuels

This work investigated the improvement of spray characteristics and exhaust emissions of diesel engines by reformulating the fuel compounds and physicochemical parameters. Three oxygenated fuels, including ethanol, dimethyl carbonate (DMC), and dimethoxymethane (DMM), were mixed with diesel. Basic properties directly related to engine parameters and those characterizing fuel quality were investigated. A laser phase Doppler anemometry analyser was applied to obtain the spray characteristics, including the Sauter mean diameter and axial mean velocity distribution, of DMM-diesel hybrid fuels. Furthermore, engine tests of oxygenated hybrid fuels were performed on a four-cylinder water-cooled high-speed direct injection diesel engine. The results show that the evaporation properties and the fuel transportation parameters could be optimized using hybrid fuel, and the engine behaviour seemed to be improved in the presence of oxygenated additives with a reduction in pollutant emissions in exhaust gas.

Quantitative Investigation of Spray Characteristics of Unique Diesel Injector Tips

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erica L. Blobaum ◽  
Stephen A. Ciatti ◽  
David E. Foster
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Cone Angle ◽  
Digital Camera ◽  
Copper Vapor Laser ◽  
Injection Timing ◽  
Spray Characteristics ◽  
Penetration Length ◽  
Engine Testing ◽  
Diesel Fuel Injection

Abstract A quantitative study of diesel fuel injection was conducted to investigate minute differences in spray plume development from several unique injector tips. In this study, a set of six eight-hole injector tips was assessed to evaluate distinguishable spray characteristics. The tips have known variability in soot and NOx data during in-engine testing. A spray fixture was constructed with a cam-pressurized electronic unit injector and a 5.1L, nitrogen-pressurized spray chamber. Injection conditions such as injection timing and duration were experimentally controlled to replicate actual engine load conditions. A copper-vapor laser illuminated the fuel spray, and a high-speed digital camera was timed to capture the injection events. Digital analysis of the spray images produced quantified penetration length, cone angle, and two-dimensional area data as a function of crank angle. The first five observed spray images (up to a spray radius of approximately 6 cm) of each injection event are presented. Initial qualitative analysis of the spray images indicated clear and repeatable asymmetries, as well as plume development differences between the injector tips. These observations suggest that early penetration length measurements may be indicative of emissions trends. It is assumed that variations in spray shapes can be correlated to NOx and soot data. The level of these differences, however, is minute, suggesting that detailed characterization strategies must be implemented to detect the spray patterns that are most influential to engine emissions.

scholarly journals MODIFYING MATHEMATICAL MODELS FOR CALCULATING OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF DIESEL ENGINES BURNING RME BIOFUELS / MATEMATINIŲ MODELIŲ PRITAIKYMAS DYZELIŲ, DIRBANČIŲ RME BIODEGALAIS, DARBO PROCESUI IR EKSPLOATACINIAMS RODIKLIAMS SKAIČIUOTI / ДОРАБОТКА МАТЕМАТИЧЕСКИХ МОДЕЛЕЙ РАСЧЕТА ПОКАЗАТЕЛЕЙ РАБОТЫ ДИЗЕЛЯ НА БИОДИЗЕЛИНАХ РРМЭ

Transport ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergejus Lebedevas ◽  
Galina Lebedeva ◽  
Kristina Bereišienė
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Mathematical Modelling ◽  
Mathematical Models ◽  
Diesel Engines ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Internal Heat ◽  
Computer Programs ◽  
Toxic Substances ◽  
Load Range ◽  
Operational Characteristics

The article considers and solves the problems of adapting the mathematical models, used in calculating operational characteristics of diesel engines burning mineral diesel oil, to engines converted to RME biofuels. The analysis of mathematical models of calculating the main technical and economic characteristics of diesel engines as well as the parameters of the in-cylinder process and the concentration of toxic substances in the exhaust gases is performed. The need for adjusting the calculation algorithms is also demonstrated. The computer programs based on single-zone thermodynamic models are used in the research. The programs of mathematical modelling are modified, i.e. supplemented with the algorithm for calculating energy characteristics of the combustion products (e.g. specific heat capacity, internal heat, the lower calorific value, etc.). Based on the computer programs, modified for examining diesel engines burning biofuels, the computer-aided mathematical modelling experiment is carried out. The results of modelling are compared with the data obtained in testing the diesel engine 1A41. The mathematical modelling performed demonstrates the accuracy acceptable for solving practical problems: the difference between the obtained calculation results and diesel engine testing data for the load range of (1.0÷0.5) Pi nom does not exceed ± 5÷7%. Higher accuracy of modelling the characteristics of diesel engines, operating in the low- and medium-load modes, may be accounted for by the adjustment of the algorithm for calculating the induction period and the on-set phase of fuel injection. Santrauka Publikacijoje pateikti dyzelio darbo proceso ir eksploatacinių rodiklių skaičiavimo matematinių modelių tobulinimo rezultatai, siekiant matematinius modelius pritaikyti dyzeliui dirbant riebiųjų rūgščių metilesterių, taip pat RME, biodegalais. Atlikta skaičiavimo algoritmų analizė ir pagrįsti pagrindiniai jų tobulinimo aspektai. Sukurtas kompiuterinis programinis modelis, skirtas darbinio kūno dyzelio cilindre energiniams parametrams skaičiuoti (specifinei šilumai, vidinei energijai), dyzeliui dirbant plačiąja elementinės cheminės sudėties biodegalų gama. Atliktas 1A41 dyzelio techninių ir ekonominių bei ekologinių rodiklių modeliavimas kompiuteriu, naudojant patobulintus matematinius modelius. Parodytas gautų rezultatų, pakankamų praktiniams uždaviniams spręsti, tikslumas: dyzeliui dirbant artimos nominaliosios apkrovos režimais (1,0÷0,5) Pi nom skirtumas tarp skaičiavimo ir dyzelio motorinių tyrimų rezultatų neviršija ±5÷7%. Dyzeliui dirbant mažos apkrovos režimu, matematinio modeliavimo rezultatų adekvatumo didinimas susijęs su kuro įpurškimo fazės bei savaiminio užsiliepsnojimo indukcijos periodo skaičiavimo algoritmo tobulinimu. Резюме Рассмотрены и решены задачи адаптации математических моделей расчета показателей дизеля при переводе их работы с минерального дизелина на биодизелины метилового эфира рапсового масла (МЭРМ). Выполнен анализ и дано обоснование направлений доработки расчетных алгоритмов ряда однозонных термодинамических математических моделей, используемых в практике исследования эксплуатационных показателей, параметров индикаторного процесса и эмиссии токсичных компонентов в выхлопных газах дизелей. В форме программного модуля составлен алгоритм расчета энергетических параметров рабочего тела в цилиндре (удельной теплоемкости, теплоты сгорания, внутренней энергии) для топлив с широким элементарным химическим составом. С использованием доработанных компьютерных программ выполнен широкий расчетный эксперимент и сопоставлены его результаты с данными моторных стендовых испытаний одноцилиндрового отсека дизеля 1А41. Показана приемлемая для решения практических задач точность математического моделирования: для нагрузочных режимов (1÷0,5) Pmi расхождения расчетных и экспериментальных значений параметров работы дизеля не превышают ±5÷7%. Повышение качества моделирования показателей дизеля на режимах средних и малых нагрузок связано с уточнением алгоритма расчета периода индукции и фазы начала видимого горения топлива в цилиндре.

Analysis of Micro-Explosion Phenomenon in a Constant Volume Chamber by Butanol-Biodiesel-Diesel Blend Fuel

2012 ◽  
Vol 443-444 ◽  
pp. 996-1006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Liu ◽  
Jun Li ◽  
Ying Gao ◽  
Xin Mei Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Ambient Temperature ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Combustion Process ◽  
Constant Volume ◽  
Liquid Jet ◽  
Penetration Length ◽  
Temperature Conditions ◽  
Constant Volume Chamber ◽  
Jet Penetration

Different blend ratio of ternary component fuel was tested inside a constant volume chamber to investigate fuel injection and combustion under similar real engine working conditions. Because liquid spray light scattering is the different reflective rate from the liquid droplets and its surrounding background, butanol-biodiesel-diesel liquid jet penetration length can be highlighted in the images taken by high speed camera. Various ambient temperatures from 800K to 1200K and fuel composition were investigated. Measured results showed that sudden but repeatable drop of liquid jet penetration length at constant ambient temperature conditions of 800K and 900K. With ambient temperature increasing, this phenomenon became weak and disappeared. So more works focus on non-combusting experiments in order to delete combustion reflect. With butanol and biodiesel content increasing, micro explosion becomes prone excited and more violent because of the enlarged differences in volatilities and boiling point among the components. It is concluded that micro explosion which will distinctly enhances premixed combustion process and heat release rate but it present under certain initial ambient temperature conditions only and the light fuel content shouldn’t be lower than 10%.

scholarly journals Applied science and manufacturing: NAMI and VTZ

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 6-15
Author(s):  
YU.G. Grudskiy ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engines ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Vortex Formation ◽  
Flaw Detection ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Manufacturing Cost ◽  
Central Research ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
The Many

Starting from the 1960s, a number of acute problems appeared in the engine building during the transition to diesel engines of a new generation, the engines with direct fuel injection into the chamber in the piston. The short time allotted in the cycle for mixture formation and combustion, especially for high-speed diesel engines, makes it extremely scrupulous to approach this in order to obtain high and stable technical and economic indicators. One of the many problems is the organi-zation of efficient and uniform gas exchange across the samples to reduce the spread of final indica-tors during mass production. The article deals with this very problem, specifically - in the case of chill casting of individual heads at the Vladimir Tractor Plant (VTZ) using composite rods of inlet and outlet channels. The method of static blowing of inlet channels developed at Central research and development automobile and engine institute NAMI with a quantitative assessment of the re-sistance and vortex formation in the cylinder was applied. The gas-dynamic parameters (GP) were checked for the heads that received individual numbers in a statistically significant sample of billets on one test bench several times, sequentially according to the stages of the processing. It is shown schematically how these parameters changed during processing and assembly of the heads. It is im-portant that a high “hereditary” correlation is obtained between the GP of the billets and fully ma-chined and assembled cylinder heads. The manufacturing cost of the latter is incommensurably higher than the castings cost. Therefore, according to the results of the work, in order to reduce the cost of products and increase the level and stability of quality, an important decision was made on the early flaw detection of the GP (after casting) with the subsequent remelting of those blanks that are most likely “genetically, hereditarily” will not provide the declared technical and economic in-dicators in assembled product. Similar approaches can be used in the organization of production and other goods with high added value of technological operations required after procurement to ensure the quality of final products.

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