The shortening of lift-off length associated with jet-wall and jet- jet interaction in a small-bore optical diesel engine. Alvin M. Ruslya, Minh K. Lea, Sanghoon Kook*, a, Evatt R. Hawkesa, b, aSchool of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia bSchool of Photovoltaic and Renewable Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia * Corresponding Author: Phone: +61 2 9385 4091, Fax: +61 2 9663 1222, E-mail:
[email protected] Abstract Jet-wall and jet-jet interactions are important diesel combustion phenomena that impact fuel- air mixing, flame lift-off and pollutant formation. Previous studies to visualise a wall- interacting jet in heavy-duty diesel engines suggested that the shortening of lift-off length could occur due to the recirculated hot combustion products that are entrained back into incoming diesel jet. The significance of this effect, known as re-entrainment, can be higher in small-bore engines due to shorter nozzle-to-wall distance and increased wall curvature. In this study, we performed hydroxyl chemiluminescence imaging using an intensified CCD camera and high-speed imaging of natural soot luminosity using a CMOS camera in an automotive-size optical diesel engine. To provide detailed understanding of the reacting jet under the influence of re-entrainment as well as jet-jet interaction, various jet trajectories were investigated using one and two-hole injectors coupled with a modified piston that allows 1) the identification of the shortening of lift-off length, 2) the measurements of lift-off lengths for varying degrees of jet-wall interactions and 3) the clarification on inter-jet spacing effects on the lift-off lengths.