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Development of a high-speed UV particle image velocimetry technique and application for measurements in internal combustion engines

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A flexible, high-frame rate particle image velocimetry technique that can be applied to operating internal combustion engines in highly luminous combustion situations was developed. Two high-repetition rate diode-pumped Nd:YAG lasers operated at 355 nm and a CMOS camera were used to devise a system that allowed measurements of velocity fields near the spark plug in a firing engine at a rate of 6 kHz for 500 consecutive cycles. The 6 kHz acquisition rate enables recording one velocity field every other crank angle at 2,000 RPM engine speed. Sample results such as individual and average flow fields and kinetic energy evolutions are presented.

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This work has been supported through the General Motors Collaborative Research Laboratory on Engine Systems Research at the University of Michigan.

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    Present address: Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA

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Fajardo, C., Sick, V. Development of a high-speed UV particle image velocimetry technique and application for measurements in internal combustion engines. Exp Fluids 46, 43–53 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00348-008-0535-z

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