Unraveling the Geometry Dependence of In-Nozzle Cavitation in High-Pressure Injectors

Im, Kyoung-Su; Cheong, Seong-Kyun; Powell, Christopher F.; Lai, Ming-chia D.; Wang, Jin

doi:10.1038/srep02067

Unraveling the Geometry Dependence of In-Nozzle Cavitation in High-Pressure Injectors

Journal Article · Tue Jun 25 00:00:00 EDT 2013 · Scientific Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/srep02067· OSTI ID:1624625

Im, Kyoung-Su ^[1]; Cheong, Seong-Kyun ^[2]; Powell, Christopher F. ^[2]; Lai, Ming-chia D. ^[3]; Wang, Jin ^[2]

Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Livermore Software Technology Corporation, Livermore, CA (United States); DOE/OSTI
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Wayne State Univ., Detroit, MI (United States)

Cavitation is an intricate multiphase phenomenon that interplays with turbulence in fluid flows. It exhibits clear duality in characteristics, being both destructive and beneficial in our daily lives and industrial processes. Despite the multitude of occurrences of this phenomenon, highly dynamic and multiphase cavitating flows have not been fundamentally well understood in guiding the effort to harness the transient and localized power generated by this process. In a microscale, multiphase flow liquid injection system, we synergistically combined experiments using time-resolved x-radiography and a novel simulation method to reveal the relationship between the injector geometry and the in-nozzle cavitation quantitatively. We demonstrate that a slight alteration of the geometry on the micrometer scale can induce distinct laminar-like or cavitating flows, validating the multiphase computational fluid dynamics simulation. Furthermore, the simulation identifies a critical geometric parameter with which the high-speed flow undergoes an intriguing transition from non-cavitating to cavitating.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1624625

Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Journal Name: Scientific Reports Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 3; ISSN 2045-2322

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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