A model for unsteady droplet vaporization is presented that considers the droplet temperature range from flash-boiling conditions to normal evaporation. The theory of continuous thermodynamics was used to model the properties and compositions of multicomponent fuels such as gasoline. In order to model the change of evaporation rate from normal to boiling conditions more realistically, an unsteady internal heat flux model and a new model for the determination of the droplet surface temperature is proposed. An explicit form of the equation to determine the heat flux from the surrounding gas mixture to the droplet-gas interface was obtained from an approximate solution of the quasi-steady energy equation for the surrounding gas mixture, with the inter-diffusion of fuel vapor and the surrounding gas taken into account. The model was applied to calculate evaporation processes of droplets for various ambient temperatures and droplet temperatures.
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April 2004
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A Model for Droplet Vaporization for Use in Gasoline and HCCI Engine Applications
Youngchul Ra,
e-mail: yra@erc.wisc.edu
Youngchul Ra
Engine Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1500 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI 53706
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Rolf D. Feitz
Rolf D. Feitz
Engine Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1500 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI 53706
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Youngchul Ra
Engine Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1500 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI 53706
e-mail: yra@erc.wisc.edu
Rolf D. Feitz
Engine Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1500 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI 53706
Contributed by the Internal Combustion Engine Division of THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS for publication in the ASME JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER. Manuscript received by the ICE Division June 2002; final revision received by the ASME Headquarters Aug. 2003. Associate Editor: D. Assanis.
J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. Apr 2004, 126(2): 422-428 (7 pages)
Published Online: June 7, 2004
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June 1, 2002
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August 1, 2003
Online:
June 7, 2004
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Ra, Y., and Feitz, R. D. (June 7, 2004). "A Model for Droplet Vaporization for Use in Gasoline and HCCI Engine Applications ." ASME. J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. April 2004; 126(2): 422–428. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1688367
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