Study of the steady flow produced by direct injection diesel engine intake ports

Abstract In this paper laser Doppler anemometry is used to characterize the steady flow field inside the cylinder generated by the two intake ports of a four-valve diesel head over the whole valve lift range and to compare the patterns at two different sections commonly used for global characterization in order to decide which is more appropriate for cylinder head evaluation. A more detailed investigation is performed for two valve lifts where the change in the flow patterns is more evident by applying a spectral analysis with the local normalized slotting technique to study the turbulent structures accompanying the in-cylinder swirl development.

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