Analysis of the In-Cylinder Flow Field / Spray Injection Interaction within a DISI IC Engine Using High-Speed PIV

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian H. R. Müller ◽  
Stefan Arndt ◽  
Andreas Dreizler
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Ic Engine ◽  
Cylinder Flow

Classifying IC Engine Swirl Fields by Complex Moments

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kwee-Yan Teh ◽  
Penghui Ge ◽  
Fengnian Zhao ◽  
David L. S. Hung
Keyword(s):  
Velocity Field ◽  
Flow Field ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Flow Fields ◽  
Flow Patterns ◽  
Analysis Approach ◽  
Flow Mode ◽  
Mean Velocity ◽  
Ic Engine ◽  
Cylinder Flow

Abstract Engine in-cylinder flow varies from cycle to cycle, which contributes to variation of the mixing and combustion processes between fuel and air. Such flow field cyclic variability at the macroscopic scale is distinct from random fluctuations at the microscopic scale about the ensemble mean velocity field due to turbulence. At the extreme, the mean velocity field may bear no resemblance to any instantaneous flow field within the ensemble. Rather, these instantaneous fields may appear multimodal. Yet previous attempts to define and identify the flow modes were either qualitative (by visual inspection), or based on strict point-by-point velocity difference between two flow fields. The former approach is clearly subjective; the latter does not accommodate translational and rotational variations of in-cylinder flow patterns relative to a flow mode. Such spatial variations, in location and orientation, of the flow patterns can be quantified by the technique of complex moment normalization. The algebraic properties of complex moments are also intimately related to the geometric and physical properties of two-dimensional/two-component flow fields. In this paper, we take the normalized moments as flow field attributes for further cluster analysis. This analysis approach is demonstrated using a set of in-cylinder flow fields obtained by high-speed particle image velocimetry on a swirl plane of a research optical engine operating under low intake swirl setting. The resulting classification of the flow fields into several clusters (flow modes) are discussed, and the potential and limitations of the analysis approach are appraised.

Analysis of In-cylinder Flow Field Anisotropy in IC Engine using Large Eddy Simulation

2017 ◽  
Vol 99 (2) ◽  
pp. 353-383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao He ◽  
Wibke Leudesdorff ◽  
Francesca di Mare ◽  
Amsini Sadiki ◽  
Johannes Janicka
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Large Eddy Simulation ◽  
Ic Engine ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Large Eddy ◽  
Cylinder Flow

Experimental Investigation to Study Convective Mixing, Spatial Uniformity, and Cycle-to-Cycle Variation During the Intake Stroke in an IC Engine

1999 ◽  
Vol 122 (3) ◽  
pp. 493-501 ◽  
Author(s):  
Woong-Chul Choi ◽  
Yann G. Guezennec
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Ic Engine ◽  
Engine Simulation ◽  
Spatial Uniformity ◽  
Intake Stroke ◽  
Advective Mixing

The work described in this paper focuses on experiments to quantify the initial fuel mixing and gross fuel distribution in the cylinder during the intake stroke and its relationship to the large-scale convective flow field. The experiments were carried out in a water analog engine simulation rig, and, hence, limited to the intake stroke. The same engine head configuration was used for the three-dimensional PTV flow field and the PLIF fuel concentration measurements. High-speed CCD cameras were used to record the time evolution of the dye convection and mixing with a 1/4 deg of crank angle resolution (and were also used for the three-dimensional PTV measurements). The captured sequences of images were digitally processed to correct for background light non-uniformity and other spurious effects. The results are finely resolved evolution of the dye concentration maps in the center tumble plane. The three-dimensional PTV measurements show that the flow is characterized by a strong tumble, as well as pairs of cross-tumble, counter-rotating eddies. The results clearly show the advection of a fuel-rich zone along the wall opposite to the intake valves and later along the piston crown. It also shows that strong out-of-plane motions further contribute to the cross-stream mixing to result in a relatively uniform concentration at BDC, albeit slightly stratified by the lean fluid entering the cylinder later in the intake stroke. In addition to obtaining phase-averaged concentration maps at various crank angles throughout the intake stroke, the same data set is processed for a large number of cycle to extract spatial statistics of the cycle-to-cycle variability and spatial non-uniformity of the concentration maps. The combination of the three-dimensional PTV and PLIF measurements provides a very detailed understanding of the advective mixing properties of the intake-generated flow field. [S0742-4795(00)00103-4]

scholarly journals Simultaneous In-Cylinder Flow Measurement and Flame Imaging in a Realistic Operating Engine Environment Using High-Speed PIV

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (13) ◽  
pp. 2678 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atsushi Nishiyama ◽  
Minh Khoi Le ◽  
Takashi Furui ◽  
Yuji Ikeda
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Flame Front ◽  
Flame Propagation ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Gasoline Engine ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Front Propagation ◽  
Growth Direction ◽  
Flame Imaging ◽  
Cylinder Flow

Among multiple factors that affect the quality of combustion, the intricate and complex interaction between in-cylinder flow/turbulent field and flame propagation is one of the most important. In this study, true simultaneous, crank-angle resolved imaging of the flame front propagation and the measurement of flow-field was achieved by the application of high-speed Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV). The technique was successfully implemented to avoid problems commonly associated with PIV in a combustion environment, such as interferences and reflections, avoided thanks to a number of adjustments and arrangements. All experiments were carried out inside a single-cylinder optical gasoline engine operated at 1200 rpm, using port fuel injection (PFI) with stoichiometric mixtures. It was found that the global vortex location of the tumble motion heavily influences the flame growth direction as well as the flame shape, mainly due to the tumble-induced flow across the ignition source. The flame propagation also influences the flow-field such that the pre-ignition flow can be maintained and the flow of unburned region surrounding the flame front will be enhanced.

scholarly journals The Relationship between In-Cylinder Flow-Field near Spark Plug Areas, the Spark Behavior, and the Combustion Performance inside an Optical S.I. Engine

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 1545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atsushi Nishiyama ◽  
Minh Khoi Le ◽  
Takashi Furui ◽  
Yuji Ikeda
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Entire Area ◽  
Combustion Performance ◽  
Simultaneous Imaging ◽  
Spark Plug ◽  
Combustion Duration ◽  
Image Velocimetry ◽  
Flame Development ◽  
Cylinder Flow

The stringent regulations that were placed on gasoline vehicles demand significant improvement of the powertrain unit, not only to become cleaner but also more efficient. Therefore, there is a strong need to understand the complex in-cylinder processes that will have a direct effect on the combustion quality. This study applied multiple high-speed optical imaging to investigate the interaction between the in-cylinder flow, the spark, the flame, and combustion performance. These individual elements have been studied closely in the literature but the combined effect is not well understood. Simultaneous imaging of in-cylinder flow and flame tomography using high-speed Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV), as well as simultaneous high-speed spark imaging, were applied to port-injected optical gasoline imaging. The captured images were processed using in-house MATLAB algorithms and the deduced data shows a trend that higher in-cylinder flow velocity near the spark will increase the stretch distance of the spark and decrease the ignition delay. However, these do not have much effect on the combustion duration, and it is the flow-field in the entire area surrounding the flame development that will influence how fast the combustion and flame growth will occur.

Dependence of combustion dynamics in a gasoline engine upon the in-cylinder flow field, determined by high-speed PIV

2012 ◽  
Vol 53 (6) ◽  
pp. 1701-1712 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Buschbeck ◽  
N. Bittner ◽  
T. Halfmann ◽  
S. Arndt
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Gasoline Engine ◽  
Combustion Dynamics ◽  
Cylinder Flow

scholarly journals Cavitation between cylinder-liner and piston-ring in a new designed optical IC engine

2021 ◽  
pp. 146808742110080
Author(s):  
Jamshid Malekmohammadi Nouri ◽  
Ioannis Vasilakos ◽  
Youyou Yan
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Contact Point ◽  
Cylinder Liner ◽  
Optical Methods ◽  
Engine Management System ◽  
Great Success ◽  
Ic Engine ◽  
Contact Points ◽  
Lubricant Flow ◽  
Cavitation Intensity

A new engine block with optical access has been designed and manufactured capable of running up to 3000 r/min with the same specification as the unmodified engine. The optical window allowed access to the full length of the liner over a width of 25 mm to investigate the lubricant flow and cavitation at contact point between the rings and cylinder-liner. In addition, it allowed good access into the combustion chamber to allow charged flow, spray and combustion visualisation and measurements using different optical methods. New custom engine management system with build in LabView allowed for the precise full control of the engine. The design of the new optical engine was a great success in producing high quality images of lubricant flow, cavitation formation and development at contact point at different engine speeds ranging from 208 to 3000 r/min and lubricant temperatures (30°C–70°C) using a high-speed camera. The results under motorised operation confirmed that there was no cavitation at contact points during the intake/exhaust strokes due to low in-cylinder presure, while during compression/expansion strokes, with high in-cylinder pressure, considerable cavities were observed, in particular, during the compression stroke. Lubricant temperatures had the effect of promoting cavities both in their intensity and covered ring area up to 50°C as expected. Beyond that, although the cavitation intensity increases further with temperature, its area reduces due to possible collapse of the cavitating bubbles at higher temperature. The change of engine speed from 208 to 800 r/min increased cavitating area considerably by 52% of the ring area and was further increased by 19% at 1000 r/min. After that, the results showed very small increase in cavitation area (1.3% at 2000 r/min) with similar intensity and distribution across the ring.

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