Statistical variation analysis of fuel spray characteristics under cross-flow conditions

G Zhang, H Luo, K Kita, Y Ogata, K Nishida - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Owing to cavitation inside the nozzle, spray breakup, and complex flow fields in the cylinder
of a spark ignition engine, a certain degree of cycle-to-cycle variation (CCV) remains in …

[HTML][HTML] Near-field jet characteristics of a single-hole medium-/low-pressure hydrogen injector

G Zhang, Y Zhang, P Shi, P Chen, L Schneider, H Xu… - Energy, 2025 - Elsevier
Green hydrogen (H 2) becomes an important alternative fuel for decarbonizing internal
combustion engines (ICEs). Optimization of air-hydrogen mixture is a significant challenge to …

Assessment of gasoline direct injector fouling effects on fuel injection, engine performance and emissions

T Badawy, MA Attar, H Xu, A Ghafourian - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
The current optical and thermal experimental tests were mainly focused on obtaining a
comprehensive understanding of the effects of gasoline direct injector fouling on mass flow …

Quantitative characterization on cyclic variation of mixture formation for flash boiling sprays

Y Zhou, Z Wei, Q Zhu, Y Cao, Y Zhang - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The cyclic variation characteristics of the fuel-air mixture formation are essential for the fuel
economy and the operating stability of engines. In this work, the cyclic variations of flash …

Investigation on spray cyclic variations under idle operation of engine using optical diagnostics and statistical methods

Y Zhou, W Qi, Y Zhang, P Zhang - International Journal of …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Under idle operations of a spark-ignition direct-injection engine, issues such as misfire,
unstable combustion, and power imbalance between individual cylinders are often …