Vortex flow and cavitation in diesel injector nozzles

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 610, Issue , 2008, Pages 195-215

  Andriotis, A ^a   Gavaises, M ^a   Arcoumanis, C ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIESEL ENGINES; FUEL INJECTION; NEEDLES; NOZZLE DESIGN; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SPRAY NOZZLES; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; VORTEX FLOW;

CAVITATING FLOW SIMULATIONS; CAVITATION STRUCTURE; CYCLE TO CYCLE VARIATION; DIESEL INJECTOR NOZZLES; FREQUENCY OF APPEARANCE; THREE DIMENSIONAL SPACE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL RECONSTRUCTION; TWO-STROKE DIESEL ENGINE;

CAVITATION;

CAVITATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; UNSTEADY FLOW; VISUALIZATION; VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 54749110308     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112008002668     Document Type: Article

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