CHARACTERISTICS OF SPRAY NEAR THE NOZZLE AND TIP WETTING
IN AN ENLARGED GDI INJECTOR STEP-HOLE NOZZLE |
Byunggyun Kim 1, Mengzhao Chang 2, Suhan Park 3 |
1Analysis & Evaluation Team, Hyundai Rotem 2Department of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) 3School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Konkuk University |
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ABSTRACT |
This study is to analyze the spray characteristics near the nozzle according to the cavitating flow and step-hole
structure using a quartz nozzle simulating a gasoline direct injection (GDI) injector. Referring to the dimensions of the injector
used in mass-produced vehicles, various step-hole and injection pressure conditions were used in this experiment. Based on the
injector dimensions, the step-hole conditions were designed in the direction of decreasing the depth and diameter. The internal
flow in nozzle and spray near the nozzle were visualized by the shadow graphic and Mie-scattering visualization technique. A
solenoid valve was used to simulate fuel injection like injector. Basically, the tendency of cavitating flow and spray
characteristics were analyzed under various step-hole conditions. In addition, the tip wetting of nozzle with different step-hole
conditions was analyzed, and the nozzle tip wettings at initial injection and end of the injection were separated and compared
in detail. It was found that the wetting intensity decreased reduced 44.9 % when reduce step-hole depth from 2.5 to 1.5 mm.
Tip wetting mainly occurred at initial injection for most step-hole conditions, but the tip wetting at end of injection was
dominant when both decreasing the step-hole depth and step-hole diameter. |
Key Words:
Cavitating flow, Nozzle step-hole, GDI injector, Characteristics of spray, Nozzle tip wetting |
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