Study of mixture formation and early flame development in a research GDI (gasoline direct injection) engine through numerical simulation and UV-digital imaging

Energy

Volumn 77, Issue , 2014, Pages 88-96

  Costa, M ^a   Marchitto, L ^a   Merola, S S ^a   Sorge, U ^a  

^a ISTITUTO MOTORI CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Flame visualization; Gasoline direct injection; Multidimensional engine model; Optical diagnostics

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIESEL ENGINES; DIRECT INJECTION; ENGINES; MIXTURES; NUMERICAL MODELS; QUARTZ; SUPERSONIC AERODYNAMICS;

COMMERCIAL GASOLINES; CYCLIC VARIABILITIES; ENGINE MODELING; FLAME VISUALIZATION; GASOLINE DIRECT INJECTION; GASOLINE DIRECT INJECTION ENGINES; INITIATION AND PROPAGATION; OPTICAL DIAGNOSTICS;

GASOLINE;

COMBUSTION; DIGITAL IMAGE; ENGINE; OPTICAL METHOD; SIMULATION; SPRAY;

EID: 84910023071     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.04.114     Document Type: Article

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