Numerical Study on the Effects of Nozzle Geometry and Creating Swirly Flow Inside the Injector Nozzle on the Performance of an Engine

Abstract

In this study, the effects of geometry and spiral rifling like guides inside the injection nozzle on the performance of an engine are investigated, using AVL Fire software. To do so, firstly injectors with different nozzle geometries and their resultant spray patterns were simulated. Numerical results of this step show that creation of spiral rifling like guides inside the nozzle increases the spray cone angle and improves fuel atomization quality. In the next step, effects of using forgoing nozzle geometries on sample engine characteristics were studied and the related results compared to those of common cylindrical injectors. Numerical results of this step clearly show the superior performance of nozzles with spiral rifling like guides. In this case, SFC reduces up to 32 percent while the engine power and it's torque rises more than 63 percent. Also the amount of pollutants like NOx reduces 12 percent with respect to common cylindrical nozzles.

Keywords

• injector nozzle geometry
• swirly flow
• engine performance
• pollutants