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In-Cylinder Flow Structure Analysis by Particle Image Velocimetry Under Steady State Condition
Technical Paper
2012-01-1975
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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This paper deals with experimental investigations of the in-cylinder flow structures under steady state conditions utilizing Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV). The experiments have been conducted on an engine head of a pent-roof type (Lotus) for a number of fixed valve lifts and different inlet valve configurations at two pressure drops, 250mm and 635mm of H2O that correlate with engine speeds of 2500 and 4000 RPM respectively. From the two-dimensional in-cylinder flow measurements, a tumble flow analysis is carried out for six planes parallel to the cylinder axis. In addition, a swirl flow analysis is carried out for one horizontal plane perpendicular to the cylinder axis at half bore downstream from the cylinder head (44mm). The results show the advantage of using the planar technique (PIV) for investigating the complete flow structures developed inside the cylinder. It also highlighted areas where improvements need to be made to enhance the quality of the collected data in the vertical plane measurements. Vertical plane measurements suffer from reflections at the liner walls that cause high noise level.
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Binjuwair, S., Ibrahim, S., Wigley, G., and Pitcher, G., "In-Cylinder Flow Structure Analysis by Particle Image Velocimetry Under Steady State Condition," SAE Technical Paper 2012-01-1975, 2012, https://doi.org/10.4271/2012-01-1975.Also In
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