Ignition positions of a diesel spray impinging on an inclined wall

Abstract

Ignition and combustion characteristics of diesel spray impinging on an inclined wall were experimentally investigated. Ignition position and appearance position of the luminous flame kernel were stereoscopically observed using a two-way fiber optical system. Flat impingement wall was fixed in a high temperature, high pressure combustion chamber. Inclined angle of the flat wall was set at 30 degees or right angle against the center axis of the injection spray. Distance from nozzle tip to the impingement point on the wall was set at 50 mm. Effect of ambient temperature on ignition position was investigated. As the result, ignition positions were observed near the spray periphery in the both cases of 30 degrees and right angle impingements. However, the luminous flame appeared near the wall surface at downword side of inclined wall because the fuel rich region was formed around the downword side of spray impingement point.