A high speed flow visualization study of fuel spray pattern effect on mixture formation in a low pressure direct injection gasoline engine

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Hung, David L S ^a   Zhu, Guoming G ^a   Winkelman, James R ^a   Stuecken, Tom ^b   Schock, Harold ^b   Fedewa, Andrew ^c  

^a VISTEON CORPORATION   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Mid Michigan Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR INTAKES; CYLINDER CONFIGURATIONS; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINE PISTONS; GASOLINE; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTAKE VALVES; MIXING; MIXTURES; PISTONS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SPRAY NOZZLES; VISUALIZATION;

DIRECT INJECTION GASOLINE ENGINE; FUEL INJECTION STRATEGIES; FUEL INJECTION SYSTEMS; HIGH-SPEED FLOW VISUALIZATION; HIGH-SPEED VISUALIZATION; IMAGE PROCESSING ALGORITHM; LOW-PRESSURE DIRECT INJECTIONS; PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS;

DIRECT INJECTION;

EID: 85072422866     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2007-01-1411     Document Type: Conference Paper

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