A review on the recent advances of flash boiling atomization and combustion applications

X Li, S Wang, S Yang, S Qiu, Z Sun, DLS Hung… - Progress in Energy and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Flash boiling atomization is a promising approach to enhance spray atomization with
internal energy as the driving force as well. Past investigations primarily focused on the …

Spray measurement technology: a review

TD Fansler, SE Parrish - Measurement Science and Technology, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Sprays are among the most intellectually challenging and practically important topics in fluid
mechanics. This paper reviews needs, milestones, challenges, and a broad array of …

Flash boiling: easy and better way to generate ideal sprays than the high injection pressure

M Xu, Y Zhang, W Zeng, G Zhang, M Zhang - SAE International Journal of …, 2013 - JSTOR
When heated fuel is injected into an ambient environment below its saturation pressure, the
fuel could reach superheated state and experience flash boiling. Comparing with the non …

Effect of flash boiling on microscopic and macroscopic spray characteristics in optical GDI engine

H Guo, X Ma, Y Li, S Liang, Z Wang, H Xu, J Wang - Fuel, 2017 - Elsevier
The flash boiling sprays in a single-cylinder optical gasoline direct injection (GDI) engine
were studied using phase Doppler particle analyzer (PDPA) and high-speed photography …

Mechanism of flash boiling bubble breakup based on rim-like structure

S Wang, S Yang, S Qiu, X Li, DLS Hung, M Xu - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Flash boiling is an important phenomenon in internal multiphase flow and could lead to
unique spray structures. Many researchers have investigated this phenomenon using optical …

Near-nozzle spray and spray collapse characteristics of spark-ignition direct-injection fuel injectors under sub-cooled and superheated conditions

S Wu, M Xu, DLS Hung, T Li, H Pan - Fuel, 2016 - Elsevier
There is limited literature available regarding the spray collapse process and the
characteristics of flash boiling spray near the critical location of the nozzle exit, even though …

Dense-field spray droplet size quantification of flashing boiling atomization using structured laser illumination planar imaging technique

S Qiu, S Wang, Y Zhang, X Li, D Hung, M Xu - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
The statistics of droplets formed by the primary jet breakup of a liquid atomization system are
critical since it determines the atomization quality and resultant spray characteristics …

Experimental study of the spray collapse process of multi-hole gasoline fuel injection at flash boiling conditions

S Wu, S Yang, M Wooldridge, M Xu - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, fuel sprays of a 1-hole injector and a 6-hole injector were investigated under a
wide range of subcooled and flash-boiling conditions using high-speed imaging in a …

Droplet characteristics of multi-plume flash boiling spray evaluation using SLIPI-LIEF/Mie planar imaging technique

S Qiu, B Yao, S Wang, W Zhang, DLS Hung, M Xu, X Li - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Flash boiling atomization is a promising approach whose primary breakup heavily relies on
the phase change inside the nozzle. Droplet size measurement is crucial for fundamental …

Characteristics and correlation of nozzle internal flow and jet breakup under flash boiling conditions

S Yang, X Li, DLS Hung, M Xu - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2018 - Elsevier
Flash boiling sprays utilize superheated fluid to enhance spray breakup via eruption of flash
boiling bubbles near the nozzle exit. Extensive efforts have been made to interpret the …