Numerical simulation of gaseous fuel injection: A new methodology for multi-dimensional modelling

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 609-626

  Andreassi, Luca ^a   Facci, Andrea Luigi ^a   Ubertini, Stefano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

Author keywords

CFD; Direct injection; Multidimensional; Natural gas; Numerical simulation; Phenomenological

Indexed keywords

CFD; DIRECT INJECTION; MULTIDIMENSIONAL; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PHENOMENOLOGICAL;

AIR ENTRAINMENT; CALORIFIC VALUE; COMBUSTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENGINES; FUELS; GASES; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; NATURAL GAS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 78650400186     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: 10970363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fld.2165     Document Type: Article

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