Ejection characteristics of micropumps for motorcycle fuel atomizer in high-temperature environment

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 94-109

  Cheng, H P ^a   Chien, C P ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CFD; High temperature; Micropump; Replenishment rate

Indexed keywords

ATOMIZERS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ENGINES; FUELS; HIGH TEMPERATURE ENGINEERING; MOTORCYCLES; SURFACE TENSION;

LIQUID REPLENISHMENT RATE; THERMAL BUBBLE MICROPUMPS; TIME LAGGED EJECTIONS; WATER BOILING;

EJECTORS (PUMPS);

EID: 35348827259     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2007.04.001     Document Type: Article

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