FEM modeling of the piezoelectric driving system in the design of direct-acting diesel injectors

Applied Energy

Volumn 99, Issue , 2012, Pages 471-483

  Ferrari, A ^a   Mittica, A ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Direct acting injector; FEM model; Piezo stack

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENT; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PIEZOELECTRICITY;

CAUSE-AND-EFFECT RELATIONSHIPS; DIESEL INJECTORS; DIRECT-ACTING INJECTOR; DRIVING SYSTEMS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FEM MODELING; FEM MODELS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD FEM; HYDRAULIC CIRCUITS; HYDRAULIC PERFORMANCE; HYDRAULIC TESTS; IN-LINE; INJECTION SYSTEMS; MOBILE ELEMENTS; MODEL PREDICTION; NUMERICAL TOOLS; PIEZO ACTUATOR; PIEZO-STACK; SUBMODELS; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; THERMO-FLUID DYNAMICS; WORKING CONDITIONS;

JET PUMPS;

DESIGN; DIESEL; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUID DYNAMICS; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PIEZOELECTRICITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84864828478     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.05.048     Document Type: Article

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