Research Article

A Numerical Study of Spray Characteristics in Medium Speed Engine Fueled by Different HFO/n-Butanol Blends

Table 6

Summary of the different fuel blends effects on the spray characteristics compared to pure HFO fuel.

Spray parameterDifferent blended fuel @ = 600 bar Different blended fuel @ = 1000 bar
B10B15B20B10B15B20

Spray length0.78% 0.11% 0.15% 0.56% 0.35% 0.14%
Particles volume in parcels3.40% 3.65% 2.96% 11.97% 6.33% 21.32%
Number of particles59.70% 39.76% 39.18% 61.88% 50.17% 67.46%
Average of particles diameter in parcels9.81% 4.63% 21.29% 6.47% 37.37% 42.66%
Average velocity17.81% 13.41% 18.04% 15.33% 8.02% 2.75%

↓ represents lower comparative value; ↑ represents higher comparative value.