As a clean and efficient energy source, the
application of hydrogen in the field of engines is gradually receiving more
attention. A hydrogen jet simulation model was established based on Converge
software. Then, the results of schlieren test were compared with the calculated
results of model in terms of contour, jet penetration distance and jet cone
angle, and the accuracy of model was verified. The effects of different
injection pressures, ambient pressures and ambient temperatures on the
characteristics of hydrogen jet were further analyzed. The results show that
the jet penetration distance increases with the increase of injection pressure,
and the incremental range decreases gradually. The jet cone angle increases
with the increase of injection pressure. The height and width of Mach disk
increase with the increase of injection pressure. With the decrease of ambient
pressure, the jet penetration distance increases and the incremental range
increases gradually. With the increase of ambient pressure, both the jet cone
angle and the height and width of Mach disk decrease. With the increase of
ambient temperature, the jet penetration distance increases and the incremental
range decreases gradually, while the jet cone angle decreases.
The height and width of Mach disk hardly change with the ambient temperature
fluctuation.