Journal of Jilin University(Engineering and Technology Edition) ›› 2026, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (7): 2048-2058.doi: 10.13229/j.cnki.jdxbgxb.20241367

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Effect of wall wettability on spreading and evaporation characteristics of attached fuel film

Rong XUAN1,2(),Liang GUO1,2,De-gang LI1,2,Hao ZHANG1,2,Hui WANG3(),Jia-ming HAN4   

  1. 1.National Key Laboratory of Automotive Chassis Integration and Bionics,Jilin University,Changchun 130022,China
    2.College of Automotive Engineering,Jilin University,Changchun 130022,China
    3.School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering,Beijing Polytechnic College,Beijing 100042,China
    4.FAW Jiefang Commercial Vehicle Development Institute,Changchun 130011,China
  • Received:2024-12-27 Online:2026-07-01 Published:2026-08-12
  • Contact: Hui WANG E-mail:727074917@qq.com;13811099788@163.com

Abstract:

To understand the mechanism of the different wettability of surfaces on the spreading behavior and evaporation process of attached oil film, which effectively further improves the problem of wet wall of fuel spray in compression-ignition engines, various wettability experimental surfaces were prepared using a surface wettability modification technique, and the spreading behavior and evaporation process of the oil film of n-butanol droplets after impacting the wall were investigated using laser-induced fluorescence. The results showed that the hydrophilicity of the laser-etched surface was substantially increased, resulting in an increase in the spreading area and a decrease in the spreading thickness of the attached oil film. While the chemically etched surface with low surface energy modification significantly enhances the hydrophobicity properties. Which weakens the droplet spreading ability, thus reducing the spreading area and increasing the spreading thickness. In addition, under the same experimental conditions, the oil film evaporation rate was the fastest on the laser-etched surface, while the evaporation time on the smooth surface and the chemically etched surface was increased sequentially. The present study results support critical data for the optimal design of combustion chamber material surfaces for internal combustion engines.

Key words: vehicle engineering spray wall wetting, wettability, laser-induced fluorescence, evaporation characteristic

CLC Number: 

  • TK421

Table 1

Composition of aluminum alloy 6061"

CuMnMgZnCrTiSiFeAl
0.15~0.40.150.8~1.20.250.04~0.350.150.4~0.80.7余量

Table 2

Composition of brass alloy H59-1"

CuPbBAlFeSbBiZn
57.0~60.00.8~1.9≤0.02≤0.2≤0.5≤0.01≤0.003余量

Table 3

Main equipments and instruments"

仪器型号生产厂家
激光刻蚀器JW-F20GX经纬激光设备有限公司
接触角测量仪TL100Biolin
扫描电子显微镜EVO-18Zeiss
冷场发射扫描电子显微镜JSM-6700FJapan Electronics Co., Ltd
Nd:YAG激光器LS-2137MLOTIS LII
高速相机V611AMETEK

Table 4

Fabrication methods of the metal surfaces"

壁面名称制备方法试验中各表面编号
光滑处理预处理(机械研磨+超声波清洗)铜:CSS;铝:ASS
激光刻蚀预处理+激光刻蚀(0.1 mm扫描间距、100 mm/s扫描速度)铜:CLS;铝:ALS
化学刻蚀预处理+化学刻蚀(盐酸/10分钟+沸水/40 min+全氟辛酸乙醇溶液/24 h)铜:CCS;铝:ACS

Fig.1

Micromorphology of the substrate surfaces"

Table 5

Physicochemical properties of n-butanol"

参数正丁醇
密度/(kg·m-1810.9
黏度/(mm2·s-12.63
表面张力/(mN·m-125.9
沸点/K390.4

Fig.2

Schematic of laser-induced fluorescence platform"

Fig.3

Schematic of the experimental surface structure"

Fig.4

Schematic of fuel thickness for LIF calibration"

Fig.5

Calibration curves of gray value and fuel film thickness under wall temperature of 348 K"

Fig.6

Schematic diagram of the image processing flow"

Fig.7

Effect of wall wettability on the spreading characteristics of attached fuel films"

Table 6

Maximum oil film area and oil film thicknessat 16th second"

参数ALSASSACSCLSCSSCCS
最大面积/cm22.722.522.432.462.322.08
第16 s液膜厚度/μm323851364054

Fig.8

Effect of wall wettability on variation in the quality of attached fuel films"

Fig.9

Evaporation process of attached fuel film on surfaces by n-butanol droplet impingement at temperature of 398 K"

Fig.10

Variation in the quality of attached fuel film on CCS at different wall temperatures"

Fig.11

Variation in the quality of attached fuel film on ACS at different wall temperatures"

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