A Study of the Performance of a SI Engine Incorporating a Hydraulically Controlled Variable Valve Timing System

In the first stage of the work, the hydraulic mechanism which controls the anticipated closure, has been designed by means of a mathematical model, adjusted with empirical data obtained from laboratory tests about the hydraulic behaviour of the main components: flow coefficients and time dependent behaviour of the electrical-hydraulic ports. A computational study of realistic variable valve timing engine performance was carried out by means of a wave action model based on the method of characteristics