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A laser induced fluorescence technique for quantifying transient liquid fuel films utilising total internal reflection

Alonso, M., Kay, Peter John, Bowen, Philip John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3644-6878, Gilchrist, R. and Sapsford, S. 2010. A laser induced fluorescence technique for quantifying transient liquid fuel films utilising total internal reflection. Experiments in Fluids 48 (1) , pp. 133-142. 10.1007/s00348-009-0720-8

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Abstract

This paper describes the development of a laser induced fluorescence (LIF) technique to quantify the thickness and spatial distribution of transient liquid fuel films formed as a result of spray–wall interaction. The LIF technique relies on the principle that upon excitation by laser radiation the intensity of the fluorescent signal from a tracer like 3-pentanone is proportional to the film thickness. A binary solution of 10% (v/v) of 3-pentanone in iso-octane is used as a test fuel with a Nd:YAG laser as the excitation light source (utilising the fourth harmonic at wavelength 266 nm) and an intensified CCD camera is used to record the results as fluorescent images. The propagation of the excitation laser beam through the optical piston is carefully controlled by total internal reflection so that only the fuel film is excited and not the airborne droplets above the film, which had been previously shown to induce significant error. Other known sources of error are also carefully minimised. Calibrated temporally resolved benchmark results of a transient spray from a gasoline direct injector impinging on a flat quartz crown under atmospheric conditions are presented, with observations and discussion of the transient development of the fuel film. The calibrated measurements are consistent with previous studies of this event and demonstrate the applicability of the technique particularly for appraisal of CFD predictions. The potential utilisation of the technique under typical elevated ambient conditions is commented upon.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Engineering
Subjects: T Technology > T Technology (General)
T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Publisher: Springer
ISSN: 0723-4864
Last Modified: 17 Oct 2022 10:17
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/7606

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