Visualization of supersonic diesel fuel jets using a shadowgraph technique

Kulachate Pianthong; Masud Behnia; Brian E. Milton

doi:10.1117/12.424244

17 April 2001 Visualization of supersonic diesel fuel jets using a shadowgraph technique

Kulachate Pianthong, Masud Behnia, Brian E. Milton

Proceedings Volume 4183, 24th International Congress on High-Speed Photography and Photonics; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.424244
Event: 24th International Congress on High-Speed Photography and Photonics, 2000, Sendai, Japan

Abstract

High-speed liquid jets have been widely used to cut or penetrate material. It has been recently conjectured that the characteristics of high-speed fuel jets may also be of benefit to engines requiring direct fuel injection into the combustion chamber. Important factors are combustion efficiency and emission control enhancement for better atomization. Fundamental studies of very high velocity liquid jets are therefore very important. The characteristics and behavior of supersonic liquid jets have been studied with the aid of a shadowgraph technique. The high-speed liquid jet (in the supersonic range) is generated by the use of a vertical, single stage powder gun. The performance of the launcher and its relation to the jet exit velocity, with a range of nozzle shapes, has been examined. This paper presents the visual evidence of supersonic diesel fuel jets (velocity around 2000 m/s) investigated by the shadowgraph method. An Argon jet has been used as a light source. With a rise time of 0.07 microseconds, light duration of 0.2 microseconds and the use of high speed Polaroid film, the shadowgraph method can effectively capture the hypersonic diesel fuel jet and its strong leading edge shock waves. This provides a clearer picture of each stage of the generation of hypersonic diesel fuel jets and makes the study of supersonic diesel fuel jet characteristics and the potential for auto-ignition possible. Also, in the experiment, a pressure relief section has been used to minimize the compressed air or blast wave ahead of the projectile. However, the benefit of using a pressure relief section in the design is not clearly known. To investigate this effect, additional experiments have been performed with the use of the shadowgraph method, showing the projectile leaving and traveling inside the nozzle at a velocity around 1100 m/s.

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Kulachate Pianthong, Masud Behnia, and Brian E. Milton "Visualization of supersonic diesel fuel jets using a shadowgraph technique", Proc. SPIE 4183, 24th International Congress on High-Speed Photography and Photonics, (17 April 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.424244

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