Large Eddy Simulation of GDI Single-Hole Flow and Near-Field Spray

SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 620-636

  Befrui, Bizhan ^a   Corbinelli, Giovanni ^a   Spiekermann, Peter ^a   Shost, Mark ^a   Lai, Ming Chia ^b  

^a Delphi Corp   (United Kingdom)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIZATION; FLOW SEPARATION; FUEL ECONOMY; GEOMETRY; JETS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; NOZZLE DESIGN;

ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES; COMPUTATIONAL CAPABILITY; HYDRAULIC EFFICIENCY; KELVIN- HELMHOLTZ INSTABILITIES; MULTI-HOLE INJECTORS; PENETRATION CHARACTERISTIC; SIMULTANEOUS ANALYSIS; SPRAY CHARACTERISTICS;

SPRAY NOZZLES;

EID: 84868025694     PISSN: 19463952     EISSN: 19463960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2012-01-0392     Document Type: Article

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