Imaging and heat flux measurements of wall impinging sprays of hydrocarbons and alcohols in a direct-injection spark-ignition engine

Fuel

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 264-297

  Serras Pereira, J ^a   Aleiferis, P G ^a   Richardson, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b JAGUAR LAND ROVER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Butanol; Direct injection spark ignition engines; Ethanol; Heat flux; Spray formation

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERISATION; COMMERCIAL FUELS; DIRECT INJECTION SPARK IGNITION ENGINES; ENGINE EXHAUST; ENGINE OPERATING CONDITIONS; EVAPORATION RATE; FUEL COMPONENTS; FUEL IMPINGEMENT; HEAT FLUX MEASUREMENT; HIGH SPEED IMAGING; INJECTION NOZZLES; INTAKE PRESSURE; ISO-OCTANE; LINER WALLS; LIQUID HYDROCARBONS; LOW LOAD; SINGLE DROPLET; SPRAY DEVELOPMENT; SPRAY FORMATION; SPRAY IMPINGEMENT; STANDARD DEVIATION; UNBURNED HYDROCARBONS; WALL HEAT FLUX;

AIR ENGINES; ALCOHOLS; BLENDING; DETERIORATION; ELECTRIC SPARKS; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ETHANOL; EXHAUST SYSTEMS (ENGINE); FUELS; GASOLINE; HEAT ENGINES; HEAT FLUX; HYDROCARBONS; IGNITION SYSTEMS; LIQUIDS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SPRAY NOZZLES;

DIRECT INJECTION;

EID: 80054984339     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2011.07.037     Document Type: Article

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