Design of Engine Intake Systems Using Computer Simulations

Bassem H. Ramadan; Charles L. Gray; Harold J. Schock; Fakhri J. Hamady; Karl H. Hellman

Design of Engine Intake Systems Using Computer Simulations

Bassem H. Ramadan, Charles L. Gray, Harold J. Schock, Fakhri J. Hamady, Karl H. Hellman

Kettering University

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A computational study of a direct-injection (DI) engine intake system using KIVA-3V was conducted. The engine considered had two intake ports designed to generate a swirling motion of the intake charge in the cylinder. To investigate the effect of adding shrouds to the intake valves on swirl, two sets of intake valves were considered; the first set consisted of conventional valves, and the second set of valves had back shrouds to restrict airflow from the backside of the valves. The effect of port diameters on air flow and swirl motion was also investigated. In this case, ports with two different diameters were modeled. In addition, the effect of using one or two intake ports on swirl generation was determined by blocking one of the ports. The results show that higher swirl was generated with a single port and a shrouded valve.

Original language	American English
State	Published - Sep 11 2002
Event	Proceedings of the ASME 2002 Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference - Duration: Sep 11 2002 → …

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Conference	Proceedings of the ASME 2002 Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference
Period	9/11/02 → …

Keywords

Air flow
Computer simulation
Cylinders
Engine design
Engines
Gates (closures)
Swirling flow
Valves

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Mechanical Engineering

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Design of Engine Intake Systems Using Computer Simulations

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