Internal flow and cavitation in a multi-hole injector for gasoline direct-injection engines

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Nouri, J M ^a   Mitroglou, N ^a   Yan, Y ^a   Arcoumanis, C ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

gasoline direct injection engines; Multi hole injectors; nozzle cavitation

Indexed keywords

CAVITATION; DIRECT INJECTION; ENGINES; FLOW STRUCTURE; GASOLINE; GEOMETRY; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; NEEDLES; SPRAY NOZZLES;

CAVITATION STRUCTURE; DIFFERENT OPERATING CONDITIONS; DIRECT INJECTION SPARK IGNITION ENGINES; GASOLINE DIRECT INJECTION ENGINE(GDI); LOCAL PRESSURE DROP; MULTI-HOLE INJECTORS; STEADY-STATE FLOW CONDITIONS; VORTICAL FLOW STRUCTURES;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 85072428854     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2007-01-1405     Document Type: Conference Paper

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