Technical Paper
The Effects of Swirl and Injection Parameters on Diesel Combustion and Heat Transfer
1985-02-01
850265
A single cylinder TACOM-LABECO open chamber diesel engine with a special research head, which incorporates an American Bosch Electronic Fuel Injection System, was used to study the effects of air swirl, injection pressure and nozzle geometry on exhaust particulates, NOx emissions, ignition delay, heat release and local heat flux measured at two positions on the head. Air swirl was varied from 0.8 to 4.5 swirl ratio by use of a shrouded intake valve. Peak injection pressure was varied from 35-114 MPa. Five different nozzle geometries were tested. All data were taken at a fixed engine operating condition of 2000 rpm and 0.5 equivalence ratio with an inlet pressure of 1.5 atm and nominal inlet temperature of 340°K.
