Spray and combustion characterization for internal combustion engines using optical measuring techniques–A review

SN Soid, ZA Zainal - Energy, 2011 - Elsevier
The number of studies on spray and combustion characteristics in IC (internal combustion)
engines using optical techniques has rapidly increased in the past few years due to an …

Macroscopic and microscopic characteristics of biofuel spray (biodiesel and alcohols) in CI engines: A review

SJM Algayyim, AP Wandel - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Spray characteristics are among the most important factors affecting compression ignition
(CI) engine performance and emission levels. Fuel flow visualisation and optical diagnostics …

Spray and atomization of diesel fuel and its alternatives from a single-hole injector using a common rail fuel injection system

PC Chen, WC Wang, WL Roberts, T Fang - Fuel, 2013 - Elsevier
Fuel spray and atomization characteristics play an important role in the performance of
internal combustion engines. As the reserves of petroleum fuel are expected to be depleted …

Comparison of spray collapses at elevated ambient pressure and flash boiling conditions using multi-hole gasoline direct injector

H Guo, H Ding, Y Li, X Ma, Z Wang, H Xu, J Wang - Fuel, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, the spray characteristics of a five-hole gasoline direct injector were investigated
in a constant volume vessel. The absolute ambient pressure ranged from 0.5 to 10.0 bar …

Time-resolved low-pressure air-assisted spray performance and unsteadiness evaluation

H Wu, Z Zhang, F Zhang, WL Roberts - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The main advantages of air-assisted spray are its high-quality atomization at low injection
pressures and insensitivity to the viscosity of atomized liquid. In this study, the droplet size …

Direct injection of natural gas at up to 600 bar in a pilot-ignited heavy-duty engine

G McTaggart-Cowan, K Mann, J Huang, A Singh… - … International Journal of …, 2015 - JSTOR
Retaining the diesel combustion process but burning primarily natural gas offers diesel-like
efficiencies from a natural-gas fuelled heavy-duty engine. This combustion event is limited …

Microscopic behavior of spray droplets under flat-wall impinging condition

H Luo, K Nishida, S Uchitomi, Y Ogata, W Zhang… - Fuel, 2018 - Elsevier
The impingement of fuel spray on the wall in direct-injection spark-ignition (DISI) engines
affects the fuel-air mixture formation, combustion and exhaust emissions. A detailed …

Investigation of the effects of preheating temperature of biodiesel-diesel fuel blends on spray characteristics and injection pump performances

S Anis, GN Budiandono - Renewable energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The use of high viscosity biodiesel resulted in poor fuel injection pump performance, leading
to a decrease in diesel engine performance. This problem is expected to be solved by …

Experimental study on the spray characteristics discharging from elliptical diesel nozzle at typical diesel engine conditions

S Yu, B Yin, W Deng, H Jia, Z Ye, B Xu, H Xu - Fuel, 2018 - Elsevier
The elliptical orifice diesel nozzle has potential beneficial for improving spray and air-fuel
mixing quality, which has great impact on combustion and emission performances for diesel …

Experimental study on spray characteristics of six-component diesel surrogate fuel under sub/trans/supercritical conditions with different injection pressures

Q Zhang, J Xia, Z He, J Wang, R Liu, L Zheng, Y Qian… - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study is to explore the spray characteristics of six-component diesel
surrogate fuel under sub/trans/supercritical conditions with different injection pressures and …