Influence of air motion variation on the performance of a direct-injection stratified-charge engine
Swirl rates and turbulence levels in an optically accessible research engine were varied by changing the orientation of the shrouded intake valve. The air motion within the cylinder was characterized using laser Doppler velocimetry. Measurements of the indicated mean effective pressure are reported as a function of the shroud orientation, equivalence ratio, and ignition timing. Laser shadowgraph photography was used to visualize the interaction of the fuel jet with the swirling flow and the ensuing combustion process. For the case of high-swirl/low turbulence, the flame is seen to remain attached to the spark plug, and its rapid propagation is convection dominated; for low-swirl/high-turbulence conditions, the flame is not attached, and propagation is mainly by turbulent diffusion.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- OSTI ID:
- 5013470
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-79-8756; CONF-801127-1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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COMBUSTION CHAMBERS
COMBUSTION KINETICS
DATA
ENGINES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FLAME PROPAGATION
FLOW RATE
FLUID FLOW
HEAT ENGINES
INFORMATION
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
KINETICS
LASERS
MEASURING METHODS
NUMERICAL DATA
OPTICAL SYSTEMS
PERFORMANCE
REACTION KINETICS
SPARK IGNITION ENGINES
STRATIFIED CHARGE ENGINES
SWIRL FLOW
TURBULENCE