A review on the experimental non-intrusive investigation of fuel injector phase changing flow

S Yang, Z Ma, X Li, DLS Hung, M Xu - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
Two-phase in-nozzle flows, such as cavitation and flash boiling, have been well studied as
effective means to enhance spray breakup and atomization via phase change both within …

Nozzle tip wetting in GDI injector at flash-boiling conditions

W Huang, H Gong, S Moon, J Wang… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The flash-boiling spray has become a timely topic of seeking the high mixture quality and
clean combustion of the gasoline-direction-injection (GDI) engines. The flash-boiling spray …

Unveiling needle lift dependence on near-nozzle spray dynamics of diesel injector

RH Pratama, W Huang, S Moon - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
A study on diesel spray characteristics is essential for the improvement of diesel combustion.
However, information on diesel spray characteristics, especially those by the effect of …

High injection pressure diesel sprays from a piezoelectric fuel injector

L Wang, J Lowrie, G Ngaile, T Fang - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Increasing injection pressure can increase combustion efficiency in direct injection (DI)
diesel engines attributing to enhanced atomization. In this paper, a high pressure …

Spray dynamics of synthetic dimethyl carbonate and its blends with gasoline

W Huang, RH Pratama, M Oguma, K Kinoshita… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Synthetic dimethyl carbonate (DMC) is a promising alternative or oxygenated additive fuel to
reduce not only CO 2 but also particle number (PN) emissions from gasoline direct injection …

Nozzle tip wetting in gasoline direct injection injector and its link with nozzle internal flow

W Huang, S Moon, J Wang… - … Journal of Engine …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Fuel film in the gasoline direct injection injector tip, or so-called nozzle tip wetting, has been
found to be an important contributor of particle emissions. Attempts have been made to …

Hydraulic flip in a gasoline direct injection injector and its effect on injected spray

RH Pratama, W Huang, S Moon, J Wang, K Murayama… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Hydraulic flip is a common phenomenon that occurs in a short injector nozzle with a
contraction flow which results in a separation flow without a wall reattachment. This …

Spray characterization of gasoline direct injection sprays under fuel injection pressures up to 150 mpa with different nozzle geometries

A Yamaguchi, L Koopmans, A Helmantel, FP Karrholm… - 2019 - sae.org
Maximum fuel injection pressures for GDI engines is expected to increase due to positive
effects on emissions and engine-efficiency. Current GDI injectors have maximum operating …

Hole number effect on spray dynamics of multi-hole diesel nozzles: An observation from three-to nine-hole nozzles

W Huang, S Moon, Y Gao, J Wang, D Ozawa… - … Thermal and Fluid …, 2019 - Elsevier
For the simplicity of optical diagnostics, studies on fuel spray and combustion characteristics
of modern diesel engines have been conducted using the investigation nozzles having the …

First observation and characterization of vortex flow in steel micronozzles for high-pressure diesel injection

S Moon, W Huang, J Wang - Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Vortex flows can be observed in many industrial systems. One of the most intricate vortex
flows is the one formed in high-pressure fuel injector nozzles, which dynamics and influence …