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Title: On the wall jet from the ring crevice of an internal combustion engine

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/378945· OSTI ID:378945
 [1];  [2]
  1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
  2. Sandia National Labs., Livermore, CA (United States)

Numerical simulations and experiments of the jetting of gases from the ring crevices of a laboratory engine shortly after exhaust valve opening showed an unanticipated radial flow of the crevice gases into the main combustion chamber. We report well-resolved numerical simulations of a wall jet that show that this radial motion is driven by vorticity generation in the wall boundary layer and at the corner of the piston crown.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
378945
Report Number(s):
UCRL-ID-124311; ON: DE96013662
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: May 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English