Cyclic variability measurements of in-cylinder engine flows using high-speed particle image velocimetry

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1917-1925

  Towers, D P ^a   Towers, C E ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automotive combustion diagnostics; Engines; Flow variability; Fluid flow velocity; High speed camera; In cylinder flow; Particle image velocimetry

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CORRELATION METHODS; FUNCTIONS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; VECTORS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

COMPRESSION STROKES; CYCLIC VARIABILITY ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; VELOCITY VECTORS;

ENGINE CYLINDERS;

ENGINE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW VELOCITY; FLUID FLOW; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY;

EID: 7444232158     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/15/9/032     Document Type: Article

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