IC engine intake region design modifications for loss reduction based on CFD methods

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages

  Taylor, William ^a   Leylek, James H ^a   Sommer, Randall G ^b   Jain, Sunil K ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CATERPILLAR INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIESEL ENGINES; FLOW SIMULATION; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; TIMING CIRCUITS;

COMPUTATIONAL DOMAINS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS METHODS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODOLOGY; DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS; DESIGN MODIFICATIONS; DIFFERENT VALVE LIFT; PHYSICAL MECHANISM; TOTAL-PRESSURE LOSS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 85072481695     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/981026     Document Type: Conference Paper

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