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Shock and wave dynamics in cavitating compressible liquid flows in injection nozzles

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Due to the exceptional high inlet pressures up to 2,000 bar flow dynamics and efficiency of modern injection systems are controlled by high frequency wave dynamics of the compressible liquid flow. Corresponding to alternating shock and expansion waves the liquid fluid evaporates and recondenses instantaneously. Here we present CFD simulations of the time accurate evolution of cavitating flows in 2-D plane and in six-hole injection nozzles with focus on the wave dynamics just after initialisation of the flow and within the time scale Δt ≤ 10−4 s of pilot and multi-point injection. Due to shock reflections at the bottom of the sack hole the instantaneous maximum pressure increases more than three times higher as compared with the prescribed pressure at the nozzle inlet. For instance, in case of an inlet pressure of 600 bar the maximum pressure in the sack and therefore ahead of the nozzle bore holes reaches about 2,100 bar. It is quite reasonable that this amplification of the pressure affects the evolution of the convective flow and therefore the mass flow through the nozzle bore holes.

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    I. H. Sezal, S. J. Schmidt, G. H. Schnerr, M. Thalhamer & M. Förster

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The paper is based on work presented by the first author at the 26th International Shock Waves Symposium, Göttingen, Germany, July 15–20, 2007.

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Sezal, I.H., Schmidt, S.J., Schnerr, G.H. et al. Shock and wave dynamics in cavitating compressible liquid flows in injection nozzles. Shock Waves 19, 49–58 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00193-008-0185-3

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