Macroscopic spray characteristics and breakup performance of dimethyl ether (DME) fuel at high fuel temperatures and ambient conditions

Fuel

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 3001-3011

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

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atomization; Dimethyl ether (DME); Fuel temperature; KIVA 3V; Spray tip penetration

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE; AMBIENT CONDITIONS; AMBIENT GAS; AMBIENT GAS PRESSURE; AMBIENT PRESSURES; ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; ATOMIZATION CHARACTERISTICS; DIESEL SPRAY; DIMETHYL ETHER FUELS; DIMETHYL ETHERS; DROPLET SIZES; FLASH BOILING; FUEL TEMPERATURE; HEATING SYSTEM; HIGH AMBIENT PRESSURE; SAUTER MEAN DIAMETERS; SPRAY CHARACTERISTICS; SPRAY CONE; SPRAY CONE ANGLE; SPRAY TIP PENETRATION; VISUALIZATION SYSTEM;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATOMIZATION; DROP FORMATION; ETHERS; FUELS; GASES; JETS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; VISUALIZATION;

GAS FUEL ANALYSIS;

EID: 77954787096     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2010.05.002     Document Type: Article

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