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Recently, the electrically controlled fuel injection type motorcycle has been emphasized in order to meet regulations for exhaust emissions. However, there are many difficulties in selecting the control parameters because the pulsation phenomenon occurs in the intake port due to the higher speed operating range and the smaller layout than for a passenger car. Therefore, we investigated the injector spray characteristics which are applied to a 4-valve motorcycle gasoline engine. The spray characteristics were visualized by using a CCD camera synchronized with the stroboscope at 6000 rpm. Furthermore, we compared the simulation results using the VECTIS code with experimental results. The results showed that the trajectory of the spray was directed towards the lower wall of the intake port when the fuel was injected at closed valve timing. On the other hand, when the fuel was injected at open valve timing, a large portion of the fuel was lifted towards the upper half of the port. In addition, open valve injection makes fuel evaporation time short; this resulted in better mixture formation than a closed valve injection. From this result, we found that injection timing has a great effect on the mixture formation within a motorcycle cylinder.
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This paper was recommended for publication in revised form by Associate Editor Kyoung Doug Min
Hyung-Min Kim received a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Hanyang University in 2002. He then went on to receive his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Hanyang graduated school in 2004 and 2009, respectively. Dr. Kim is currently a researcher at the Hyundai motor company, in Korea. Dr. Kim’s research interests are in the area of clean diesel engine, HCCI, and alternative fuel engine.
Ki-Hyung Lee is a Professor at the department of mechanical engineering in Hanyang University. He received his B.S and M.S degree in Hanyang University in 1983 and 1986. Then he graduated with a Ph.D. degree in mechanical Engineering at Kobe University, Japan in 1989. He worked as a research engineer at Nissan motor’s central technical center for 4 years.
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Kim, H., Lee, K. An investigation on the fuel behavior for a PFI type motorcycle engine. J Mech Sci Technol 23, 2507–2513 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-009-0714-8
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