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Zakaria, Rami (2011) Jet fuel spray characterisation using optical methods: an experimental study of high speed fuel injection systems in small rotary engines. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.
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Abstract
This
thesis
was
initiated
by
the
need
to
develop
a
stable
low
vibration
engine
with
a
high
power
to
weight
ratio.
A
new
rotary
(Wankel)
engine
was
chosen
to
meet
these
requirements.
A
further
operating
criterion
was
that
the
engine
was
required
to
use
JP8
(aviation
fuel).
The
difficulty
created
by
the
use
of
JP8
is
that
its
combustion
temperature
is
higher
than
other
conventional
fuels,
and
preheating
is
necessary,
especially
in
the
case
of
cold
start.
Thus,
the
question
posed
was,
could
a
more
appropriate
and
efficient
method
of
fuel
delivery
be
devised?
This
thesis
presents
the
design
and
construction
of
a
fluid
spray
visualisation
system
for
investigating
the
macroscopic
and
microscopic
characteristics
of
fuel
sprays
using
low
injection
pressure
up
to
10
bar
(1
MPa).
Laser
imaging
techniques
have
been
used
for
data
acquisition.
The
thesis
has
been
divided
into
several
aspects.
Firstly,
a
background
study
of
fluid
sprays
and
fuel
injection
strategies
was
carried
out.
This
has
centred
on
the
relationship
between
droplet
size
and
the
combustion
process.
It
further
investigated
what
differentiated
the
fuel
delivery
approach
to
Wankle
from
that
to
other
engines.
Secondly,
two
families
of
fuel
injector
were
tested
and
evaluated
within
the
optical
engineering
laboratory
using
deionised
water
(DI)
water
for
safety
reasons.
The
first
family
involved
conventional
gasoline
injectors
with
several
nozzle
arrangements.
The
second
family
involved
medical
nebulisers
with
several
nozzle
diameters.
The
evaluation
of
the
fuel
injectors
required
developing
a
fluid
delivery
circuit,
and
a
specific
ECU
(Electronic
Control
Unit)
for
controlling
pulse
delivery
and
imaging
instrument.
The
company
associated
with
the
project
then
set
up
a
test
cell
for
performing
experiments
on
JP8
fuel.
The
initial
global
visualisation
of
the
jet
spray
was
made
using
a
conventional
digital
camera.
This
gave
a
measurement
of
the
spray
angle
and
penetration
length.
However,
as
the
study
moved
to
the
more
precise
determination
of
the
fuel
spray
particulate
size,
a
specialised
Nd:YAG
laser
based
diagnostic
was
created
combined
with
a
long
range
diffraction
limited
microscope.
Microscopic
characterisation
of
the
fuel
sprays
was
carried
out
using
a
backlight
shadowgraph
method.
The
microscopic
shadowgraphy
method
was
applied
successfully
to
resolve
droplets
larger
than
4
microns
in
diameter.
The
spray
development
process
during
an
individual
fuel
injection
cycle
was
investigated,
presenting
the
frequency
response
effect
of
electronic
fuel
injectors
(EFI)
on
the
spray
characteristics
when
operating
at
high
injection
frequencies
(0.25
-‐
3.3
kHz).
The
velocity
distribution
during
the
different
stages
of
an
injection
cycle
was
investigated
using
PIV.
The
influence
of
the
injection
pressure
on
the
spray
pattern
and
droplet
size
was
also
presented.
Novel
fluid
atomisation
systems
were
investigated
for
the
capability
of
generating
an
optimum
particulate
distribution
under
low
pressure.
Finally,
it
was
found
that
a
new
electronic
medical
nebuliser
(micro-‐dispenser)
could
be
used
to
deliver
the
fuel
supply
with
the
relevant
particle
size
distribution
at
low
flow
rate
and
high
injection
frequency.
However,
as
yet
it
has
not
been
possible
to
apply
this
approach
to
the
engine;
it
is
hoped
that
it
will
yield
a
more
efficient
method
of
cold
starting
the
engine.
The
characteristics
of
this
atomiser
can
be
applied
to
provide
a
controllable
fuel
supply
approach
for
all
rotary
engines
to
improve
their
fuel
efficiency.
The
second
part
of
this
research
discusses
the
droplets-‐light
interaction
using
Mie
scattering
for
fluid
droplets
smaller
than
the
microscope
visualisation
limit
(4
microns).
Mie
scattering
theory
was
implemented
into
Three-‐Components
Particle
Image
Velocimetry
(3C-‐
PIV)
tests
to
address
a
number
of
problems
associated
with
flow
seeding
using
oil
smoke.
Mie
curves
were
used
to
generate
the
scattering
profile
of
the
oil
sub-‐micron
droplets,
and
therefore
the
scattering
efficiency
can
be
calculated
at
different
angles
of
observation.
The
results
were
used
in
jet
flow
PIV
system
for
the
determination
of
the
optimum
position
of
the
two
cameras
to
generate
balanced
brightness
between
the
images
pairs.
The
brightness
balance
between
images
is
important
for
improving
the
correlation
quality
in
the
PIV
calculations.
The
scattering
efficiency
and
the
correlation
quality
were
investigated
for
different
seeding
materials
and
using
different
interrogation
window
sizes.
Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) | ||||
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Subjects: | T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery T Technology > TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics |
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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Jet planes -- Fuel systems -- Research, Rotary combustion engines, Wankel engine | ||||
Official Date: | December 2011 | ||||
Dates: |
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Institution: | University of Warwick | ||||
Theses Department: | School of Engineering | ||||
Thesis Type: | PhD | ||||
Publication Status: | Unpublished | ||||
Supervisor(s)/Advisor: | Bryanston-Cross, P. | ||||
Sponsors: | University of Warwick ; Cubewano Ltd. | ||||
Extent: | xix, 255 leaves : illustrations. | ||||
Language: | eng |
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