Flow separation in the inlet valve gap of piston engines

Progress in Energy and Combustion Science

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 165-195

  Weclas, M ^a   Melling, A ^a   Durst, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Inlet valve gap; Internal combustion engine; Steady unsteady flow

Indexed keywords

FLOW VISUALIZATION; LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETERS; PRESSURE DROP; STEADY FLOW; UNSTEADY FLOW; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

FLOW SEPARATION; LASER DOPPLER ANEMOMETRY; MASS FLOW RATE; VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION;

ENGINE PISTONS;

EID: 0032308014     PISSN: 03601285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-1285(97)00023-3     Document Type: Review

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