Bart Somers

Biodiesel soot incandescence and NO emission studied in an optical engine

High-speed imaging and thermodynamical characterization are applied to an optically accessible, heavy-duty diesel engine in order to compare soot incandescence and NO emission behaviour of four bioderived fuels: rapeseed-methylester, Jatropha oil (pure), Jatropha-methylester and...

A zero-dimensional global conservation model to determine non-ideal nozzle conditions for gas injections

To reduce computation times of simulations involving gas fueled internal combustion engines (ICEs), a model is developed that determines non-ideal nozzle exit conditions to spare expensive simulations of internal injector flows. The model, to which we will refer as the Global Con...