Design and Operation of a High Pressure, High Temperature Cell for HD Diesel Spray Diagnostics: Guidelines and Results
Date Published: 2009-04-20
Paper Number:2009-01-0649
DOI: 10.4271/2009-01-0649
Citation:
Baert, R., Frijters, P., Somers, B., Luijten, C. et al., "Design and Operation of a High Pressure, High Temperature Cell for HD Diesel Spray Diagnostics: Guidelines and Results," SAE Technical Paper 2009-01-0649, 2009, doi:10.4271/2009-01-0649.
This paper first compares strengths and weaknesses of different options for performing optical diagnostics on HD diesel sprays. Then, practical experiences are described with the design and operation of a constant volume test cell over a period of more than five years. In this test rig, pre-combustion of a lean gas mixture is used to generate realistic gas mixture conditions prior to fuel injection. Spray growth, vaporization are studied using Schlieren and Mie scattering experiments. The Schlieren set-up is also used for registration of light emitted by the combustion process; this can also provide information on ignition delay and on soot lift-off length. The paper further describes difficulties encountered with image processing and suggests methods on how to deal with them. Results are presented that illustrate the wide range of capabilities of this test-rig when combined with high speed video registration, in particular its potential for studying issues related to vaporizing fuel spray dynamics.
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