An experimental investigation on the flow structure and mixture formation of low pressure ratio wall-impinging jets by a natural gas injector

Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-10

  Yu, Jingzhou ^a   Vuorinen, Ville ^a   Hillamo, Harri ^a   Sarjovaara, Teemu ^a   Kaario, Ossi ^a   Larmi, Martti ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Low pressure ratio (PR); Planar laser induced fluorescence (PLIF); Structure and mixture formation; Wall impinging jet

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; DIESEL ENGINES; DIRECT INJECTION; EFFICIENCY; FLOW STRUCTURE; FLUORESCENCE; IGNITION; JETS; LASER OPTICS; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; MIXTURES; NATURAL GAS; SHOCK TUBES; TURBULENT FLOW; VORTEX FLOW;

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY; LOW PRESSURE RATIOS; PLANAR LASER INDUCED FLUORESCENCE; PLANAR LASER INDUCED FLUORESCENCE TECHNIQUES; STRATIFIED COMBUSTION; STRUCTURE AND MIXTURE FORMATIONS; WALL-IMPINGING JETS;

MIXING;

EID: 84862677090     PISSN: 18755100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jngse.2012.05.003     Document Type: Article

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