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Influence of Inflow Boundary Conditions on High-Pressure Fuel Injection: Assessment Based on Large Eddy Simulation Approach

Journal Article
03-13-02-0009
ISSN: 1946-3936, e-ISSN: 1946-3944
Published November 19, 2019 by SAE International in United States
Influence of Inflow Boundary Conditions on High-Pressure Fuel Injection: Assessment Based on Large Eddy Simulation Approach
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Citation: Žilić, A., Pachler, K., and Cristofaro, M., "Influence of Inflow Boundary Conditions on High-Pressure Fuel Injection: Assessment Based on Large Eddy Simulation Approach," SAE Int. J. Engines 13(2):123-134, 2020, https://doi.org/10.4271/03-13-02-0009.
Language: English

Abstract:

The Engine Combustion Network case Spray A with a high-pressure fuel injection is at typical operating conditions of Diesel engines. Detailed pieces of information on this experiment are available, which supports a high-fidelity Large Eddy Simulation (LES) with real fluid thermodynamics. An internal injector flow simulation with the needle movement measured during the experiments is used to provide a realistic boundary condition for the fuel spray simulation. Two spray simulations have been conducted: one with a constant velocity profile and one with the velocity distribution obtained from a separate injector internal flow simulation. Peculiar emphasis is placed on the velocity and turbulence distribution to quantify the influence of spray inlet boundary conditions. The fuel injection is modeled with a single-phase approach applying adequate resolution to capture phase boundaries. Observations from simulation results indicate a significant influence of the inlet boundary conditions on fuel distribution and penetration length, turbulent mixing, and enthalpy propagation.