A novel beetle-inspired fuel injection system for improved combustion efficiency

Kuppuraj, R and Pasupathy, SA (2019) A novel beetle-inspired fuel injection system for improved combustion efficiency. [Book Chapter]

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Abstract

Flash evaporation technique inspired from bombardier beetle was investigated for diesel fuel injection system to improve the burning efficiency. The effect of flash evaporation on spray cone angle and spray penetration was investigated for two injection pressures with pintle type injector. Both the parameters were measured using a camera at a speed of 120 frames per second. The results of our pilot study suggest that wider cone angle and moderate penetration can be achieved even at low injection pressures which will eventually help to improve the combustion process and fuel efficiency and reduces carbon emission.

Item Type:	Book Chapter
Publication:	Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
Publisher:	Pleiades journals
Additional Information:	The copyright for this article belongs to Pleiades journals.
Keywords:	Carbon; Combustion; Efficiency; Evaporation; Fuels, Bombardier beetle; Carbon emissions; Combustion efficiencies; Flash evaporation; Flash evaporation technique; Fuel injection systems; Injection pressures; Spray and atomization; Spray cone angle; Spray penetration, Biomimetics
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Mechanical Engineering Others
Date Deposited:	15 Nov 2022 09:15
Last Modified:	15 Nov 2022 09:15
URI:	https://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/78027

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