A fuel injector for delivering fuel to an engine in which a housing of the
injector has an internal fuel chamber and at least one exhaust port in
fluid communication with the fuel chamber. A valve member is moveable
relative to the housing between a closed position in which fuel within
the fuel chamber is inhibited against exhaustion from the housing, and an
open position in which fuel is exhaustable from the housing. An
ultrasonic waveguide separate from the housing and valve member is
disposed at least in part within the fuel chamber to ultrasonically
excite fuel within the fuel chamber prior to the fuel exiting through the
at least one exhaust port in the open position of the valve member. An
excitation device is operable in the open position of the valve member to
ultrasonically excite the ultrasonic waveguide.