High-Speed Flow and Combustion Visualization to Study the Effects of Charge Motion Control on Fuel Spray Development and Combustion Inside a Direct-Injection Spark-Ignition Engine

SAE International Journal of Engines

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1469-1480

  Mittal, Mayank ^a   Hung, David L S ^b   Zhu, Guoming ^b   Schock, Harold ^b  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION VISUALIZATION; DIFFERENT GEOMETRY; DIRECT INJECTION SPARK IGNITION ENGINES; ENGINE SPEED; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FUEL INJECTION TIMING; FUEL PRESSURE; FUEL SPRAYS; FUEL-AIR MIXING; FUEL-AIR MIXTURES; HIGH SPEED FLOWS; OPTICAL ACCESS; SIMILAR CASE; SPRAY TIP PENETRATION; SWIRL MOTION; TUMBLE MOTION;

CONTROL THEORY; ELECTRIC SPARKS; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINES; FUELS; IGNITION; MOTION CONTROL; VISUALIZATION;

DIRECT INJECTION;

EID: 79959542598     PISSN: 19463936     EISSN: 19463944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2011-01-1213     Document Type: Article

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