Fuel Distributions in a Firing Direct-Injection Spark-Ignition Engine Using Laser-Induced Fluorescence Imaging 950110
Two- and three-dimensional images of fuel distributions in a continuously firing direct-injection stratified-charge engine have been recorded under moderate-load conditions using planar laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) from commercial gasoline. Cyclic variations in the fuel concentration at the spark gap (deduced from individual-cycle two-dimensional images) appear sufficient to account for the observed incidence of misfires and partial burns. Tomographic three-dimensional LIF images of the average fuel distribution at the time of spark indicate that ignitable mixture is present only in a thin shell around the periphery of the fuel cloud. Differences in power output and combustion stability during engine warm-up observed with two injectors of the same type are reflected in systematic differences in the fuel concentration near the spark gap as inferred from LIF data.
Citation: Fansler, T., French, D., and Drake, M., "Fuel Distributions in a Firing Direct-Injection Spark-Ignition Engine Using Laser-Induced Fluorescence Imaging," SAE Technical Paper 950110, 1995, https://doi.org/10.4271/950110. Download Citation
Author(s):
Todd D. Fansler, Donald T. French, Michael C. Drake
Affiliated:
Thermosciences Dept. General Motors Research and Development Center Warren, MI, Physical Chemistry Dept. General Motors Research and Development Center Warren, MI
Pages: 19
Event:
International Congress & Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Direct Fuel Injection for Gasoline Engines-PT-80, Engine Combustion and Flow Diagnostics-SP-1090, Two-Stroke Engines-PT-69, SAE 1995 Transactions: Journal of Engines-V104-3
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Gasoline
Imaging and visualization
Combustion and combustion processes
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