Influence of cavitation in the injection nozzle on combustion in diesel engines

International Journal of Engine Research

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 375-390

  Fimml, W ^a,b   Chmela, F G ^a   Pirker, G ^a,b   Wimmer, A ^a,b  

^a Large Engine Competence Center   (Austria)

^b GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

cavitation; combined flowrate spray momentum measuring device; diesel; high speed photography; injection; momentum; nozzles; soot; spray box

Indexed keywords

BACK PRESSURES; COMMON RAIL INJECTION SYSTEM; DIESEL; DISCHARGE VELOCITY; EMISSION LEVEL; HIGH SPEED IMAGING; INJECTION; INJECTION NOZZLES; INJECTION PRESSURES; MASS FLOW; MEASURING DEVICE; MIXTURE FORMATION; OPTICAL INVESTIGATION; SINGLE-CYLINDER RESEARCH ENGINES; SPRAY BOX; SPRAY MOMENTUM;

CAVITATION; COMBUSTION; DIESEL ENGINES; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINES; EXPERIMENTS; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; HIGH SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY; MASS TRANSFER; MOMENTUM; SOOT;

SPRAY NOZZLES;

EID: 78049472951     PISSN: 14680874     EISSN: 14680874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/14680874JER516     Document Type: Article

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