Numerical simulation and extended validation of two-phase compressible flow in diesel injector nozzles

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

Volumn 225, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 545-563

  Salvador, F J ^a   Hoyas, S ^a   Novella, R ^a   Martinez Lopez, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cavitation; Diesel injector; Internal flow; Nozzle; OpenFOAM

Indexed keywords

CAVITATION; CODES (SYMBOLS); COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EQUATIONS OF STATE; MASS TRANSFER; MOMENTUM; NOZZLES; NUMERICAL MODELS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

BAROTROPIC EQUATION; CAVITATION MODEL; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS CODES; DIESEL INJECTOR NOZZLES; DIESEL INJECTORS; INJECTION VELOCITY; INTERNAL FLOWS; OPENFOAM;

DIESEL ENGINES;

EID: 79956087962     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/09544070JAUTO1569     Document Type: Conference Paper

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