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A Study on Injection Characteristics of High Temperature Fuel through Orifice Injectors

고온 연료의 오리피스 인젝터 분사특성 연구

  • Lee, Hyung Ju (Advanced Propulsion Technology Center, Agency for Defense Development) ;
  • Choi, Hojin (Advanced Propulsion Technology Center, Agency for Defense Development) ;
  • Kim, Ildoo (Advanced Propulsion Technology Center, Agency for Defense Development) ;
  • Hwang, Ki-Young (Advanced Propulsion Technology Center, Agency for Defense Development)
  • Received : 2013.09.27
  • Accepted : 2014.01.26
  • Published : 2014.02.01

Abstract

An experimental study was conducted to study fuel injection characteristics through plain orifice injectors when the fuel was heated to the temperature higher than its boiling point. Three injectors with different orifice diameters were used to measure the flow coefficient (${\alpha}$) for the injection pressure ranges of 3, 5, and 10 bar and the fuel temperature ranges between 50 and $270^{\circ}C$. The study showed that ${\alpha}$ decreases gradually with the fuel temperature below $180^{\circ}C$ while it drops abruptly when the temperature goes beyond $187^{\circ}C$, the boiling temperature of the fuel. The slope of ${\alpha}$ bifurcated at the boiling temperature for different injection pressures, and ${\alpha}$ decreased faster for the lower injection pressure due to the more active boiling in the injector. In addition, the larger orifice diameter had the higher ${\alpha}$ value, and ${\alpha}$ jumped at moderate temperature ranges when the injection pressure was low, implying the turbulent-laminar transition phenomena. The measured ${\alpha}$ was plotted against the cavitation number($K_c$), and the characteristics were independent of the applied pressure for small injectors when the fuel was evaporated before it was injected.

본 연구에서는 연료가 비등점 이상의 고온으로 가열된 경우 오리피스 인젝터를 통해 분사되는 특성을 실험한 결과를 정리하였다. 크기가 다른 오리피스 인젝터 3종을 이용하여 3, 5, 10 bar의 분사압력을 가할 때 온도범위 $50{\sim}270^{\circ}C$에서 유량계수(${\alpha}$)를 측정하였다. 측정된 유량계수는 연료온도가 $180^{\circ}C$ 이하 영역에서는 점진적으로 감소하였으나 비등점인 $187^{\circ}C$를 넘어가면서 급격히 감소하였다. 비등점보다 높은 연료온도에서의 유량계수 감소 기울기는 분사압력에 따라 다른데, 특히 분사압력이 낮을수록 비등의 영향이 크게 작용하므로 더 급격한 특성을 보였다. 또한, 직경이 큰 인젝터의 유량계수가 더 크고, 낮은 연료온도 영역에서 난류-층류 천이현상으로 보이는 유량계수의 점프현상이 관찰되었다. 유량계수를 캐비테이션 수($K_c$)에 대하여 도시한 결과 인젝터의 크기가 작을 때는 연료 비등으로 인한 분사특성이 분사압력과 무관한 일정한 값을 가지는 것을 확인하였다.

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