Determination of Supersonic Inlet Boundaries for Gaseous Engines Based on Detailed RANS and LES Simulations

SAE International Journal of Engines

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1532-1543

  Müller, Fabian ^a   Schmitt, Martin ^a,b   Wright, Yuri M ^a   Boulouchos, Konstantinos ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVENTIONAL GASOLINE; EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS; PHYSICAL MECHANISM; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL RESOLUTIONS; SUPERSONIC INLETS; VELOCITY GRADIENTS; VOLUMETRIC EFFICIENCY; VOLUMETRIC ENERGY DENSITIES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DIESEL FUELS; FUELS; INTAKE SYSTEMS; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; METHANE; MIXTURES; MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; ROCKET NOZZLES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

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EID: 84886625278     PISSN: 19463936     EISSN: 19463944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2013-24-0004     Document Type: Article

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