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Flow field measurements in an optically accessible, direct-injection spray-guided internal combustion engine using high-speed PIV

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High-speed particle image velocimetry has been applied to study the flow field of an optically accessible motored direct-injection spray-guided internal combustion engine. Based on recent improvements in all-solid-state diode-pumped laser- and CMOS camera-technology a large field of view (43 × 44 mm2) was achieved at 6 kHz resulting in a temporal resolution of 1° crank angle at 1,000 rpm. This allows the investigation of the temporal evolution of large-scale flow structures. The flow field was recorded during the latter half of the compression stroke for tumble flow conditions at 500, 1,000 and 2,000 rpm. An analysis of cycle-to-cycle variations has been performed from individual and ensemble-averaged cycles. The temporal evolution of the main vortex center and the kinetic energy shows a few individual cycles with strong variations from the mean caused by a substantially different flow regime. A quantification of cyclic variations using the kinetic energy is possible.

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The authors are grateful for the financial support of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) through the project SFB 568 T4 and the Center of Smart Interfaces (CSI) through project EXC 259.

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  1. Center of Smart Interfaces, Institute of Reactive Flows and Diagnostics, Petersenstraße 32, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany

    S. H. R. Müller, B. Böhm & A. Dreizler

  2. CR/AEE2-Sh, Robert Bosch GmbH, Robert-Bosch-Platz 1, 70199, Gerlingen, Germany

    M. Gleißner, R. Grzeszik & S. Arndt

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Müller, S.H.R., Böhm, B., Gleißner, M. et al. Flow field measurements in an optically accessible, direct-injection spray-guided internal combustion engine using high-speed PIV. Exp Fluids 48, 281–290 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00348-009-0742-2

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