The use of results from computational fluid dynamic fuel injector modeling to predict spray characteristics

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages

  Glodowski, Mark L ^a   Michalek, Donna J ^b   Evers, Lawrence W ^b  

^a Navistar International Corporation   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID MECHANICS; FUEL INJECTION; FUELS; GEOMETRY; KINETIC ENERGY; ORIFICES; SPRAY NOZZLES; TURBULENCE; TWO PHASE FLOW;

COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS; EXPERIMENTAL TESTING; FLOW CHARAC-TERISTICS; PORT FUEL INJECTORS; SAUTER MEAN DIAMETER (SMD); SPRAY CHARACTERISTICS; TURBULENCE GENERATORS; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 85072454026     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/961191     Document Type: Conference Paper

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