Experimental study on the dynamic characteristics of biodiesel/ethanol droplets impacting upon the inclined heated wall

• Published in: Physics of fluids (1994) 2024-06, Vol.36 (6)
• Main Authors: Dong Qixuan, Liu, Chang, Wang, Xiaodong, Lin, Jiayu, Zhao, Jingyi, Lai Canlong, Liu Minghou
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Attitude (inclination); Biodiesel fuels; Combustion chambers; Droplets; Dynamic characteristics; Empirical analysis; Ethanol; Heat transfer; Stainless steels; Wall temperature
• ISSN: 1070-6631; 1089-7666
• DOI: 10.1063/5.0207756

The investigation of droplet impingement plays a crucial role in understanding the dynamics of fuel impact on the walls inside engine combustion chambers. To study the dynamics and heat transfer characteristics of two-component mixed droplets impacting upon an inclined stainless steel heated wall, the effect of wall tilt angle (0°–40°), Weber numbers (We, ranging from 50 to 210), and wall temperatures (Tw, between 25 and 350 °C) on the heat transfer models and spreading diameters is conducted. Through quantitative analysis of high-speed images captured during the experiments, it is observed that the spreading diameter of droplet impact on the inclined wall is closely correlated with both the wall temperature and We of the droplet. The wall tilt angle is found to modify the heat transfer state transition of the droplet to some extent. Additionally, the influence of gravity results in significant differences between the front and back spreading coefficients of the droplet. Based on the available data, a new empirical model is proposed that incorporates temperature terms and inclination to predict the maximum spreading coefficient of droplets impact on an inclined heated wall. Compared with experimental data of this study and in the literature, the maximum prediction error is less than 12.3%.