Analysis of liquid phase concentration distribution in non-evaporative diesel spray with laser induced fluorescence method

Abstract

The fuel injection in diesel engines have a significant effect on the engine performance. But there is little knowledge on the characteristics of dispersion of liquid phase concentration. The purpose of this study is to clarify the dispersion process of the liquid phase of diesel spray through quantitative analysis of the liquid phase concentration distribution in non-evaporating diesel spray. In this paper, a quantitative analysis method of the liquid phase concentration of diesel spray under non-evaporative conditions is developed. The cross-sectional mass flow of the fuel was obtained using the momentum theory from the measured concentration distribution of the liquid phase with the laser induced fluorescence method. The relationship between the fluorescence intensity and the liquid phase concentration was estimated. In addition, a scheme was developed to account for the attenuation of the laser light and fluorescence, which results in a quantitative spatial distribution of the liquid phase concentration. Using this method, the dispersion process of the liquid phase in diesel spray was evaluated.

Keywords

• spray
• mixture formation
• laser induced fluorescence
• momentum theory
• concentration distribution