Fuel injection tip

Abstract

An injection tip of a direct-injection injector includes an injection valve having a valve seat and a valve ball, and tangential inflow holes feeding fuel into a flow area between the ball and the seat. The fuel enters the flow area tangentially thereby causing a swirling motion of the fuel in the flow area. A symmetric velocity profile is created and the flow variations in the flow area are reduced compared to the prior art. Furthermore, the impact force of the inflowing fuel stream on the surface of the ball is reduced compared to the prior art, since in accordance with the invention the fuel stream acts tangentially on the surface of ball. The mass flow rate through the injection valve can be increased by increasing the size of the tangential inflow holes and/or the size of director holes in fluid communication with the flow area.

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