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 …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical study on liquid ammonia direct injection spray characteristics under engine-relevant conditions

Y Zhang, L Xu, Y Zhu, S Xu, XS Bai - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper reports on CFD modeling of the fuel/air mixing characteristics of liquid ammonia
under direct injection engine-relevant conditions. Several questions are addressed …

Effect on flash boiling spray characteristics in the far-field and near-field and nozzle tip wetting with multi-hole LPDI injector

YS Yu, D Shin, M Jeong, J Park, S Park - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Flash boiling spray, which has a wider spray width and enhanced interactions plume to
plume is likely to favor nozzle tip wetting. To understand the effect of flash boiling spray, this …

Macroscopic spray characteristics of iso-octane, ethanol, gasoline and methanol from a multi-hole injector under flash boiling conditions

T Badawy, H Xu, Y Li - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study is geared towards the investigation of the impact of fuel temperature,
ambient pressure, and fuel properties on the spray characteristics of a 6-hole gasoline direct …

Dynamics and mechanisms of spray plume interference under flash boiling conditions

S Qiu, S Wang, Y Zhang, Y Li, M Xu, X Li - Energy, 2025 - Elsevier
Flash boiling spray, recognized as a promising atomization technique, has been proven to
achieve superior atomization. However, under flash boiling conditions, plume interference is …

Understanding the collapse of flash-boiling sprays formed by multi-hole injectors operating at low injection pressures

ŁJ Kapusta - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Sprays consisting of initially separated plumes, which are generated by multi-hole injectors
in strong flash-boiling conditions, may collapse and form a single spray cloud. It has been …

Nozzle tip wetting in GDI injector at flash-boiling conditions

W Huang, H Gong, S Moon, J Wang… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The flash-boiling spray has become a timely topic of seeking the high mixture quality and
clean combustion of the gasoline-direction-injection (GDI) engines. The flash-boiling spray …

Experimental study on the spray characteristics of high-pressure liquid ammonia under different ambient conditions

R Yang, Q Tang, H Cheng, S Zhang, Y Zhang… - Journal of the Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
As a promising carbon-free fuel, ammonia is expected to be widely applied in internal
combustion engines. However, the physical properties of ammonia are quite different from …

Spray dynamics and atomization characteristics of multi-hole GDI injectors under flash boiling conditions

M Chang, YS Yu, S Park, S Park - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
In the gasoline direct injection (GDI) engine, spray atomization contributes significantly to the
formation of a uniform mixture and the effective combustion of the spray. In this study, a …

Predictions and analysis of flash boiling spray characteristics of gasoline direct injection injectors based on optimized machine learning algorithm

M Chang, S Park - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The main purpose of this study is to make a machine model that can predict the
characteristics of flash boiling spray according to the injector design parameters and the …