Turbulent combustion of sprays: from dilute to dense

AR Masri - Combustion Science and Technology, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This article presents an overview of the current understanding of the structure of turbulent
sprays flames, both dilute and dense. Dilute sprays are addressed first with respect to recent …

Comprehensive assessment of methanol as an alternative fuel for spark-ignition engines

C Wouters, P Burkardt, F Steeger, M Fleischmann… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
A promising pathway to defossilize the operation of spark-ignition engines is to use
methanol as a fuel. This clean alternative liquid energy carrier offers major efficiency and …

Effect of flash boiling on microscopic and macroscopic spray characteristics in optical GDI engine

H Guo, X Ma, Y Li, S Liang, Z Wang, H Xu, J Wang - Fuel, 2017 - Elsevier
The flash boiling sprays in a single-cylinder optical gasoline direct injection (GDI) engine
were studied using phase Doppler particle analyzer (PDPA) and high-speed photography …

Comparison of spray collapses at elevated ambient pressure and flash boiling conditions using multi-hole gasoline direct injector

H Guo, H Ding, Y Li, X Ma, Z Wang, H Xu, J Wang - Fuel, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, the spray characteristics of a five-hole gasoline direct injector were investigated
in a constant volume vessel. The absolute ambient pressure ranged from 0.5 to 10.0 bar …

Spray and evaporation characteristics of ethanol and gasoline direct injection in non-evaporating, transition and flash-boiling conditions

Y Huang, S Huang, R Huang, G Hong - Energy Conversion and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Ethanol direct injection plus gasoline port injection (EDI+ GPI) represents a more efficient
and flexible way to utilize ethanol fuel in spark ignition engines. To exploit the potentials of …

Near-nozzle spray and spray collapse characteristics of spark-ignition direct-injection fuel injectors under sub-cooled and superheated conditions

S Wu, M Xu, DLS Hung, T Li, H Pan - Fuel, 2016 - Elsevier
There is limited literature available regarding the spray collapse process and the
characteristics of flash boiling spray near the critical location of the nozzle exit, even though …

Effect of brown gas (HHO) addition on combustion and emission in gasoline engine with exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) and gasoline direct injection

Z Zhao, Y Huang, X Yu, Z Guo, M Li, T Wang - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
As a hydrogen-based fuel that can be used immediately after generation without storage,
brown gas (HHO) has important research significance and practical development prospect …

Experimental study of the spray collapse process of multi-hole gasoline fuel injection at flash boiling conditions

S Wu, S Yang, M Wooldridge, M Xu - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, fuel sprays of a 1-hole injector and a 6-hole injector were investigated under a
wide range of subcooled and flash-boiling conditions using high-speed imaging in a …

Macroscopic spray characteristics of iso-octane, ethanol, gasoline and methanol from a multi-hole injector under flash boiling conditions

T Badawy, H Xu, Y Li - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study is geared towards the investigation of the impact of fuel temperature,
ambient pressure, and fuel properties on the spray characteristics of a 6-hole gasoline direct …

Spray morphology transformation of propane, n-hexane and iso-octane under flash-boiling conditions

Y Li, H Guo, Z Zhou, Z Zhang, X Ma, L Chen - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
Spray collapse has been widely observed under both flash-boiling and non-flash-boiling
conditions when multi-hole gasoline direct injection (GDI) injectors with compact nozzle …