Research on the Influence of External Parameters of Fan-Type Nozzle on Water Jet Performance

At present, high-pressure water jet technology occupies a very important position in the automobile washing industry. Some automatic washers cannot meet the washing requirements in the washing process due to unreasonable arrangement of nozzles on their spray rods. Based on the theory of computationa...

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Main Authors: Baofu Kou, Pengliang Huo, Xiaohua Hou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Shock and Vibration
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4386259
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spelling doaj-ae5378040b80449c84a37871ade724f82020-11-25T03:57:22ZengHindawi LimitedShock and Vibration1070-96221875-92032020-01-01202010.1155/2020/43862594386259Research on the Influence of External Parameters of Fan-Type Nozzle on Water Jet PerformanceBaofu Kou0Pengliang Huo1Xiaohua Hou2School of Mechanical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, ChinaVocational Education Center of Yangquan Coal Group, Yangquan, Shanxi 045000, ChinaAt present, high-pressure water jet technology occupies a very important position in the automobile washing industry. Some automatic washers cannot meet the washing requirements in the washing process due to unreasonable arrangement of nozzles on their spray rods. Based on the theory of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), the internal and external flow field model of the nozzle are established in this paper. Fluent is used to simulate and analyze the flow field, and the external parameters of the nozzle on the side spray bar of the automatic automobile washer are optimized. The simulation results show that after the nozzle and the normal line of the automobile surface are inclined at a certain angle, the target surface is affected not only by normal striking force but also by tangential pushing force, which makes stains easier to remove. The washing effect is the best when the nozzle is inclined 30° to the normal line of the automobile surface. Increasing the nozzle inlet pressure will increase the dynamic pressure on the automobile surface, but the increase of dynamic pressure will decrease after increasing to a certain pressure. The inlet pressure has little effect on the area covered by water jet. The reasonable matching results of jet angle, nozzle spacing, and nozzle distance from the automobile surface (target distance) obtained by numerical simulation can not only make the automobile surface completely covered and cleaned but also ensure less jet interference and no waste of water from adjacent nozzles. The above research conclusions can provide a basic theoretical basis for the optimal design of automatic automobile washing.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4386259
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author Baofu Kou
Pengliang Huo
Xiaohua Hou
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Pengliang Huo
Xiaohua Hou
Research on the Influence of External Parameters of Fan-Type Nozzle on Water Jet Performance
Shock and Vibration
author_facet Baofu Kou
Pengliang Huo
Xiaohua Hou
author_sort Baofu Kou
title Research on the Influence of External Parameters of Fan-Type Nozzle on Water Jet Performance
title_short Research on the Influence of External Parameters of Fan-Type Nozzle on Water Jet Performance
title_full Research on the Influence of External Parameters of Fan-Type Nozzle on Water Jet Performance
title_fullStr Research on the Influence of External Parameters of Fan-Type Nozzle on Water Jet Performance
title_full_unstemmed Research on the Influence of External Parameters of Fan-Type Nozzle on Water Jet Performance
title_sort research on the influence of external parameters of fan-type nozzle on water jet performance
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Shock and Vibration
issn 1070-9622
1875-9203
publishDate 2020-01-01
description At present, high-pressure water jet technology occupies a very important position in the automobile washing industry. Some automatic washers cannot meet the washing requirements in the washing process due to unreasonable arrangement of nozzles on their spray rods. Based on the theory of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), the internal and external flow field model of the nozzle are established in this paper. Fluent is used to simulate and analyze the flow field, and the external parameters of the nozzle on the side spray bar of the automatic automobile washer are optimized. The simulation results show that after the nozzle and the normal line of the automobile surface are inclined at a certain angle, the target surface is affected not only by normal striking force but also by tangential pushing force, which makes stains easier to remove. The washing effect is the best when the nozzle is inclined 30° to the normal line of the automobile surface. Increasing the nozzle inlet pressure will increase the dynamic pressure on the automobile surface, but the increase of dynamic pressure will decrease after increasing to a certain pressure. The inlet pressure has little effect on the area covered by water jet. The reasonable matching results of jet angle, nozzle spacing, and nozzle distance from the automobile surface (target distance) obtained by numerical simulation can not only make the automobile surface completely covered and cleaned but also ensure less jet interference and no waste of water from adjacent nozzles. The above research conclusions can provide a basic theoretical basis for the optimal design of automatic automobile washing.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4386259
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