Physics-based reduced-order modeling of flash-boiling sprays in the context of internal combustion engines
Physics-based reduced-order modeling of flash-boiling sprays in the context of internal combustion engines
Flash-boiling injection is one of the most effective ways to accomplish improved atomization compared to the high-pressure injection strategy. The tiny droplets formed via flash-boiling lead to fast fuel–air mixing and can subsequently improve combustion performance in engines. While most of the previous studies related to the topic focused on modeling flash-boiling sprays using three-dimensional (3D) computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques such as direct numerical simulations (DNS), large-eddy simulations (LES), and Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) simulations, the present work introduces a reduced-order cross-sectionally averaged spray (CAS) model with significantly reduced computational cost. The proposed CAS model incorporates several physical submodels in flash-boiling sprays such as those for air entrainment, drag, superheated droplet evaporation, flash-boiling induced breakup, and aerodynamic breakup models. The CAS model is then applied to different fuels to investigate macroscopic spray characteristics such as liquid and vapor penetration lengths under flash-boiling conditions. It is found that the newly developed CAS model captures the trends in global flash-boiling spray characteristics reasonably well for different operating conditions and fuels. Moreover, the CAS model is shown to be faster by up to four orders of magnitude compared with simulations of 3D flash-boiling sprays. The novelty of the present work lies in providing a reduced-order flash-boiling spray model that offers cost-effective computational representations of complex phenomena. The proposed model can be very valuable for applications, such as experimental design, fuel screening, and creating digital twins, thus playing a crucial role in the advancement of research and development in the field of spray combustion.
Bubble dynamics, Bubble growth, Bubble–bubble interactions, E-fuels, Flash boiling, Reduced-order model
Saha, A.
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Deshmukh, A.Y.
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Grenga, T.
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Pitsch, H.
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20 November 2023
Saha, A.
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Deshmukh, A.Y.
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Grenga, T.
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Pitsch, H.
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Saha, A., Deshmukh, A.Y., Grenga, T. and Pitsch, H.
(2023)
Physics-based reduced-order modeling of flash-boiling sprays in the context of internal combustion engines.
International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 171, [104673].
(doi:10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2023.104673).
Abstract
Flash-boiling injection is one of the most effective ways to accomplish improved atomization compared to the high-pressure injection strategy. The tiny droplets formed via flash-boiling lead to fast fuel–air mixing and can subsequently improve combustion performance in engines. While most of the previous studies related to the topic focused on modeling flash-boiling sprays using three-dimensional (3D) computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques such as direct numerical simulations (DNS), large-eddy simulations (LES), and Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) simulations, the present work introduces a reduced-order cross-sectionally averaged spray (CAS) model with significantly reduced computational cost. The proposed CAS model incorporates several physical submodels in flash-boiling sprays such as those for air entrainment, drag, superheated droplet evaporation, flash-boiling induced breakup, and aerodynamic breakup models. The CAS model is then applied to different fuels to investigate macroscopic spray characteristics such as liquid and vapor penetration lengths under flash-boiling conditions. It is found that the newly developed CAS model captures the trends in global flash-boiling spray characteristics reasonably well for different operating conditions and fuels. Moreover, the CAS model is shown to be faster by up to four orders of magnitude compared with simulations of 3D flash-boiling sprays. The novelty of the present work lies in providing a reduced-order flash-boiling spray model that offers cost-effective computational representations of complex phenomena. The proposed model can be very valuable for applications, such as experimental design, fuel screening, and creating digital twins, thus playing a crucial role in the advancement of research and development in the field of spray combustion.
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Accepted/In Press date: 12 November 2023
e-pub ahead of print date: 20 November 2023
Published date: 20 November 2023
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Funding Information: this work was performed as part of the Cluster of Excellence “The Fuel Science Center”, which is funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation), Germany under Germany’s Excellence Strategy – Exzellenzcluster 2186 “The Fuel Science Center” ID: 390919832 .
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Bubble dynamics, Bubble growth, Bubble–bubble interactions, E-fuels, Flash boiling, Reduced-order model
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/486262
ISSN: 0301-9322
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