The behaviour of small- And large-scale variations of in-cylinder flow during intake and compression strokes in a motored four-valve spark ignition engine

International Journal of Engine Research

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 317-328

  Joo, S H ^a   Srinivasan, K K ^b   Lee, K C ^b   Bell, S R ^c  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b University of Alabama   (United States)

^c University of Kansas   (United States)

Author keywords

Cut off length; Cycle resolved statistics, spatial filtering techniques; Fast Fourier transform (FFT); In cylindcrfloiv; Particle image velocimetry (PIV); Spark ignition

Indexed keywords

FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMS; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VORTEX FLOW;

CUT-OFF LENGTH; IN-CYLINDCRFLOIV; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY (PIV); SPARK IGNITION;

INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES;

EID: 24644433382     PISSN: 14680874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/146808704323224222     Document Type: Article

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