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In-cylinder fuel distribution in a port-injected model engine using Rayleigh scattering

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The spatial and temporal variation of the fuel concentration (air/fuel ratio) in a model engine was quantified by laser Rayleigh scattering. Fuel was simulated by gaseous Freon-12 injected at various timings and quantities into the intake port. The results showed that the fuel concentration in the engine cylinder was strongly dependent on the injection timing and duration and that the Rayleigh system was able to identify spatial variations of the order of one air/fuel ratio at realistic mixture strengths.

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Arcoumanis, C., Enotiadis, A.C. In-cylinder fuel distribution in a port-injected model engine using Rayleigh scattering. Experiments in Fluids 11, 375–387 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00211792

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