A study on the fuel injection and atomization characteristics of soybean oil methyl ester (SME)

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 108-116

  Park, Su Han ^a   Kim, Hyung Jun ^a   Suh, Hyun Kyu ^a   Lee, Chang Sik ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atomization; Kelvin Helmholtz breakup model; Rayleigh Taylor model; Sauter mean diameter (SMD); SME (soybean oil methyl ester); Spray tip penetration

Indexed keywords

ATOMIZATION; DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUELS; DROP BREAKUP; DROP FORMATION; DROPS; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; EXPERIMENTS; FUELS; HYDRAULICS; JETS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PESTICIDES; SULFUR; SYNTHETIC FUELS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

KELVIN-HELMHOLTZ BREAKUP MODEL; RAYLEIGH-TAYLOR MODEL; SAUTER MEAN DIAMETER (SMD); SME (SOYBEAN OIL METHYL ESTER); SPRAY TIP PENETRATION;

OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

EID: 58149328401     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2008.11.002     Document Type: Article

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