Prediction of viscosity of biodiesel blends using various artificial model and comparison with empirical correlations

Y Zheng, MS Shadloo, H Nasiri, A Maleki… - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
From the perspective of renewability and environmental pollution, biodiesels are appropriate
alternatives to conventional diesel fuels due to their proper combustion behavior and …

Progress in physical modelling and numerical simulation of phase transitions in cryogenic pool boiling and cavitation

KJ Petersen, S Rahbarimanesh… - Applied Mathematical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cryogenic fluids exhibit intricate properties that introduce a number of complexities when
used in modern energy infrastructure, especially during storage, transport, and following …

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 …

Numerical study on the effect of multiple injection strategies on ignition processes for low-temperature diesel spray

Y Bo, H Wu, P Xiao, H Li, Z Shi, X Li - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
The multiple-injection strategies can significantly improve the diesel engine startability at low-
temperature conditions, but the processes are extremely complex due to the effect of various …

Optical study on the spray and combustion characteristics of diesel-biodiesel-alcohol blend fuels on a constant volume combustion chamber

Z Zhang, P Zhang, H Chen, H Wu, L Geng… - Journal of the Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
The rapid increase in automobile ownership has brought about an increase in pollutant
emissions, the blending of alcohols can effectively reduce conventional pollutant emissions …

Effect of injection pressure and ambient density on spray characteristics of diesel and biodiesel surrogate fuels

M Hawi, H Kosaka, S Sato, T Nagasawa, A Elwardany… - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper presents novel experimental investigations on the influence of varying injection
pressure and ambient density on evaporating sprays of diesel, tetradecane (as a diesel …

The effect of nozzle geometry over internal flow and spray formation for three different fuels

R Payri, JP Viera, V Gopalakrishnan, PG Szymkowicz - Fuel, 2016 - Elsevier
The influence of internal nozzle flow characteristics over macroscopic spray development is
studied experimentally for two different nozzle geometries and three fuels. The …

Experimental study on improving cold start performance of diesel engines at extremely low ambient temperatures with diethyl ether

H Sun, W Zhang, Y Wang - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
How to achieve a fast and reliable cold start of diesel engines at extremely low temperatures
is a significant and longstanding problem. In this study, a precise amount of diethyl ether …

Combustion of raw Camelina sativa oil in CI engine equipped with common rail system

G Pawlak, T Skrzek - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
During the world energy transformation, using some vegetable oils as fuel enables the
production of clean and inexpensive energy with the application of the well-known …