Visualisation of diesel injector with neutron imaging

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  • E. Lehmann
  • C. Grünzweig
  • S. Jollet
  • M. Kaiser
  • H. Hansen
  • F. Dinkelacker

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  • Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI)
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Original languageEnglish
Article number012089
JournalJournal of Physics: Conference Series
Volume656
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2015
Event9th International Symposium on Cavitation, CAV 2015 - Lausanne, Switzerland
Duration: 6 Dec 201510 Dec 2015

Abstract

The injection process of diesel engines influences the pollutant emissions. The spray formation is significantly influenced by the internal flow of the injector. One of the key parameters here is the generation of cavitation caused by the geometry and the needle lift. In modern diesel engines the injection pressure is established up to 3000 bar. The details of the flow and phase change processes inside the injector are of increasing importance for such injectors. With these experimental measurements the validation of multiphase and cavitation models is possible for the high pressure range. Here, for instance, cavitation effects can occur. Cavitation effects in the injection port area destabilize the emergent fuel jet and improve the jet break-up. The design of the injection system in direct-injection diesel engines is an important challenge, as the jet breakup, the atomization and the mixture formation in the combustion chamber are closely linked. These factors have a direct impact on emissions, fuel consumption and performance of an engine. The shape of the spray at the outlet is determined by the internal flow of the nozzle. Here, geometrical parameters, the injection pressure, the injection duration and the cavitation phenomena play a major role. In this work, the flow dependency in the nozzles are analysed with the Neutron-Imaging. The great advantage of this method is the penetrability of the steel structure while a high contrast to the fuel is given due to the interaction of the neutrons with the hydrogen amount. Compared to other methods (optical with glass structures) we can apply real components under highest pressure conditions. During the steady state phase of the injection various cavitation phenomena are visible in the injector, being influenced by the nozzle geometry and the fuel pressure. Different characteristics of cavitation in the sac and spray hole can be detected, and the spray formation in the primary breakup zone is influenced.

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Visualisation of diesel injector with neutron imaging. / Lehmann, E.; Grünzweig, C.; Jollet, S. et al.
In: Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Vol. 656, No. 1, 012089, 01.11.2015.

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Lehmann, E, Grünzweig, C, Jollet, S, Kaiser, M, Hansen, H & Dinkelacker, F 2015, 'Visualisation of diesel injector with neutron imaging', Journal of Physics: Conference Series, vol. 656, no. 1, 012089. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/656/1/012089
Lehmann, E., Grünzweig, C., Jollet, S., Kaiser, M., Hansen, H., & Dinkelacker, F. (2015). Visualisation of diesel injector with neutron imaging. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 656(1), Article 012089. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/656/1/012089
Lehmann E, Grünzweig C, Jollet S, Kaiser M, Hansen H, Dinkelacker F. Visualisation of diesel injector with neutron imaging. Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 2015 Nov 1;656(1):012089. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/656/1/012089
Lehmann, E. ; Grünzweig, C. ; Jollet, S. et al. / Visualisation of diesel injector with neutron imaging. In: Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 2015 ; Vol. 656, No. 1.
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