Transient surface-heat-flux measurements in the exhaust of a SI engine

International Journal of Vehicle Design

Volumn 45, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 1-11

  Farrugia, Mario ^a,b   Alkidas, Alex C ^a   Sangeorzan, Brian P ^a  

^a Oakland University   (United States)

^b Department of Mechanical Engineering ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Exhaust system; Heat transfer correlation; Heat flux measurements; Spark ignition engines

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXHAUST SYSTEMS (ENGINE); HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS;

BLOWDOWN GASES; DISPLACEMENT PHASE; GAS MOTION;

INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES;

EID: 34547239270     PISSN: 01433369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJVD.2007.013667     Document Type: Article

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