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Abstract

A CFD investigation is in progress to study the cavitation characteristics and potential erosion risks of a control orifice in a prototype injector. An early design of the orifice resulted in cavitation erosion after endurance testing. A design modification eliminated the erosion and subsequent prototypes were free from damage. Initial results for the two designs using different simulation methods are discussed, along with the effects of different rates of evaporating and condensing mass transfer. Preliminary findings on possible erosion risk indicators comparing the eroding with the non-eroding design are presented.

Publication Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Additional Information:	© Brunhart, M., Soteriou, C., Daveau, C., Gavaises, E., Koukouvinis, P. and Winterbourn, M. (2018). The definitive version of this article is published in the Fuel Systems - Engines, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 2018
Publisher Keywords:	cavitaiton; erosion risk; control orifice
Subjects:	T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Departments:	School of Science & Technology > Engineering

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