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Internal Flow in a Scale Model of a Diesel Fuel Injector Nozzle
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An experimental investigation of turbulent flow patterns in a scale model of a high pressure diesel fuel injector nozzle has been conducted. Instantaneous velocity measurements were made in a 50X transparent model of one hole of the injector nozzle using an Aerometrics Phase Doppler Particle Analyzer (PDPA) in the velocity mode. Length to diameter ratio (L/D) values of 1.3, 2.4, 4.9, and 7.7 and inlet radius to diameter ratio (R/D) values of approximately 0 and 0.3 were investigated. Two steady flow average Reynolds numbers (10,500 and 13,300), analogous to fuel injection velocities and sac pressures of approximately 320 and 405 m/s and 67 and 107 MPa (10,000 and 16,000 psi), were investigated. The axial progression of mean and root mean square (rms) axial velocities was obtained for both sharp and rounded inlet conditions and varying L/D. The discharge coefficient was also calculated for each geometry. The results showed significant differences between the sharp and rounded inlet geometry flow patterns, particularly in their rms velocity characteristics. Also, axial variations in the rms velocity characteristics were observed for the sharp inlet geometries.
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Knox-Kelecy, A. and Farrell, P., "Internal Flow in a Scale Model of a Diesel Fuel Injector Nozzle," SAE Technical Paper 922308, 1992, https://doi.org/10.4271/922308.Also In
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