Fuel adhesion characteristics under non-evaporation and evaporation conditions: Part 1-effect of injection pressure

Abstract

Spray-wall impingement has been proved unavoidable in direct-injection spark-ignition (DISI) engines, which affects the fuel-air formation as well as combustion and exhaust emissions, making it difficult to meet the regulation of particle number (PN) in the future standards. In this study, the characteristics of fuel adhesion injected by a mini-sac gasoline injector with a single hole were investigated in a constant high-pressure chamber. The fuel spray and adhesion were measured via Mie scattering and refractive index matching (RIM) methods, respectively. The effect of injection pressure on the spray-wall interaction under room and high temperature condition were tested. The results showed that under room temperature, the injection pressure promotes better atomization, resulting in longer spray tip penetration, larger impinging spray height, and more fuel adhesion on the wall. However, when evaporation occurs, higher injection pressure favors the fuel evaporation due to the small droplets size, leading to shorter spray tip penetration, smaller impinging spray height, and less fuel adhesion on the wall. Moreover, under non-evaporation condition, high injection pressure has less effect on the uniformity of the fuel adhesion on the wall, while under evaporation condition, it improves the uniformity of the fuel adhesion. Owing to the different mechanisms of the fuel adhesion formation in the primary impingement (Region I) and secondary impingement (Region II) regions, injection pressure has more influence on the fuel adhesion in Region I, especially under evaporation condition.