Research on the Flow Control of a Piston Cooling Nozzle

The flow rate of a piston cooling nozzle is usually adjusted by changing the parameters of convergent length and inner diameter of the nozzle in engineering. However, the influence law and quantitative relationship between the flow rate and them are not clear. In this paper, the structural model and three-dimensional model of internal flow field of piston cooling nozzle are established by analyzing the structural characteristics and actual working conditions of piston cooling nozzles. Based on Fluent software, the flow field of piston cooling nozzles is simulated and analyzed. The distribution of velocity and pressure inside the piston cooling nozzle are obtained. The flow rate of fluid field is also obtained inside a piston cooling nozzle. In addition, the variation law of flow rate of the piston cooling nozzle is studied with the increasing of nozzle convergent length and diameter through several simulation experiments, respectively. The results show that the flow rate of piston cooling nozzle decreases linearly with the increase of the nozzle closing length. The flow rate of nozzle increases nonlinearly with the increase of the convergent diameter. Compared with the convergent length, the change of convergent diameter has a greater influence on the flow rate of piston cooling nozzles. Finally, the analytical expression of the flow rate of piston cooling nozzle about the convergent diameter is obtained, which is of great value and guiding significance to the nozzle engineering design.