S. M. Aithal

TL;DR: Detailed comparison of the numerical simulations performed by the open-source CFD code OpenFOAM® shows that the σ -model with the LUST discretization scheme yields the best results, and has hence been used to study the turbulent flow characteristics in an engine-like geometry.

TL;DR: The OMIM and a possible correction for under-relaxation dependency, which has been implemented in OpenFOAMź, are discussed in detail and the proposed methodology is compared and contrasted with OMIM in terms of accuracy of the solution and speed of convergence for several classical pressure-velocity segregated algorithms for steady state solvers.

TL;DR: In this article, high-fidelity simulations provide a very detailed insight into the vortex generation in the injector nozzle; strings appear within the time scales that are relevant for fast injection events (on the order of 0.1 milliseconds) and their generation seems mostly related to the flow pattern in the sac.

TL;DR: In this paper, a two-phase volume-of-fluid (VOF) solver was proposed to study the physics of the primary jet breakup and flow transients induced by the nozzle geometry during the injector opening event in high-pressure injection using the OpenFOAM technology.

TL;DR: In this article, a hybrid Large-Eddy/Reynolds-Averaged scale-adaptive turbulence model has been applied together with a volume-of-fluid (VOF) solver in OpenFOAM to simulate cavitation in the injector nozzle and primary fuel atomization during the opening event of a GDI gasoline-injector for automotive applications.