Effects of Nozzle Shape on the Flow Characteristics of Premix Injector Using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

Abstract:

The burner system is a patented, unique, higher-efficiency and fuel-injector system that works with a specially designed oil burner to create ultra-efficient combustion that reduces oil use, greenhouse gases and other harmful emissions. This research shows the injector nozzle geometries play a significant role in spray characteristics, atomization and formation of fuel-air mixture in order to improve combustion performance, and decrease some pollutant products from burner system. The aim of this research is to determine the effects of nozzle hole shape on spray characteristics of the premix injector by using CFD. Multiphase of volume of fluid (VOF) cavitating flow inside nozzles are determined by means of steady simulations and Eulerian-Eulerian two-fluid approach is used for performing mixing of Jatropha oil and air. Nozzle flow simulations resulted that cavitation area is strongly dependent on the nozzle hole shape. Conical hole with k-factor of 2 provides higher flow velocity and turbulent kinetic energy compared with conical hole with k-factor of 1.3 and cylindrical hole. The results show that the premix injector nozzle hole shape gives impact to the spray characteristics and indirectly affects the emission of the system.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 773-774)
• Pages: 450-454
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.773-774.450
• Online since: July 2015
• Authors: Ronny Yii Shi Chin*, Shahrin Hisham Amirnordin, Amir Khalid
• Keywords: Cavitation, Eulerian Multiphase Flow, Flowcharacteristics, Jatropha Oil, Nozzle Flow, Nozzle Shapes, Premix Injector

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