Dynamics of electrically charged transient evaporating sprays

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1063-1081

  Shrimpton, John S ^a   Laoonual, Yossapong ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CFD; DISI; Electrostatics; Spray

Indexed keywords

ATOMIZATION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTROSTATICS; EVAPORATION; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; OPTIMIZATION; SPRAYING;

DIRECT INJECTION SPARK IGNITION (DISI) ENGINES; EVAPORATING SPRAYS; SPRAY DISPERSAL;

FUEL INJECTION;

ATOMIZATION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTROSTATICS; EVAPORATION; FUEL INJECTION; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; OPTIMIZATION; SPRAYING;

EID: 33747384657     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.1647     Document Type: Article

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