Effect of Wall Configuration on Atomization of Rapeseed Oil Diesel Spray Impinging on the Wall

Abstract:

Fuel-air mixing is important process in diesel combustion. It has been well known that wall configuration of the piston affects spray atomization. Biomass fuel, that is viable alternative fuel for fossil one, needs great help of mixing to atomization because the fuel has high viscosity and high distillation temperature. This study investigates spray atomization characteristics of rapeseed oil (RO) when it impinges on the piston wall. Optical observation of RO spray was carried out using shadowgraph photography technique. The optical images and image analysis show that wall impingement effectively promotes RO spray atomization. Spray atomization is more sensitive to wall configuration for RO than diesel fuel. The wall that has flat floor at the bottom can improve atomization. It is necessary for RO spray to promote spray penetration followed by wall-impingement because long spray path offers wide spray boundary region to form droplets.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 315)
• Pages: 320-324
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.315.320
• Online since: April 2013
• Authors: Azwan Sapit, Takashi Yano, Yoshiyuki Kidoguchi, Yuzuru Nada
• Keywords: Atomization, Biomass Fuel, Diesel Engine, Rapeseed Oil, Spray, Wall Impingement

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