Numerical investigation of a multiple injection strategy on the development of high-pressure diesel sprays

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

Volumn 224, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 125-141

  Tonini, S ^a,b   Gavaises, M ^b   Theodorakakos, A ^c   Cossali, G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO   (Italy)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Fluid Research Company   (Greece)

Author keywords

Diesel spray; Eulerian Lagrangian model; Multiple injection

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DIESEL ENGINES; FUELS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; LIQUIDS; NOZZLES; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

DIESEL SPRAY; EQUIVALENCE RATIOS; EULERIAN LAGRANGIAN MODELS; HIGH PRESSURE COMMON RAIL; HIGH PRESSURE DIESEL SPRAYS; MULTIPLE INJECTIONS; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; OPERATING CONDITION;

DIRECT INJECTION;

EID: 73249151114     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544070JAUTO1083     Document Type: Article

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