Validation of a Grid Independent Spray Model and Fuel Chemistry Mechanism for Low Temperature Diesel Combustion

Spray and combustion submodels used in a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) code, KIVACHEMKIN, were validated for Low Temperature Combustion (LTC) in a diesel engine by comparing measured and model predicted fuel spray penetrations, and in-cylinder distributions of OH and soot. The conditions consid...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Takeshi Yoshikawa, Rolf D. Reitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2009-09-01
Series:International Journal of Spray and Combustion Dynamics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1260/175682709789141546