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<strong>Experimental</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Numerical</strong> <strong>Study</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Swirling</strong> Flow in Scavenging Process for 2-Stroke<br />

Marine Diesel Engines<br />

A Area<br />

A in<br />

Inlet area<br />

A i<br />

Total area <strong>of</strong> inlet to the cylinder/ nozzle area<br />

D Internal diameter <strong>of</strong> cylinder or vortex chamber<br />

Do External diameter <strong>of</strong> cylinder or vortex chamber<br />

De Internal diameter <strong>of</strong> outlet pipe<br />

d Diameter <strong>of</strong> conditional circle<br />

c<br />

I Turbulence intensity<br />

k Turbulent kinetic energy<br />

L Length <strong>of</strong> cylinder or vortex chamber<br />

Le Length <strong>of</strong> outlet pipe<br />

l<br />

l<br />

p<br />

Length scale representing size <strong>of</strong> largest eddy<br />

Helix pitch<br />

Pressure<br />

Q<br />

Q in<br />

r<br />

r a<br />

Inlet volume flow rate<br />

Inlet volume flow rate<br />

Radial distance from the center <strong>of</strong> vortex<br />

Radial distance from vortex center to location with<br />

maximum tangential velocity<br />

R Radius <strong>of</strong> the cylinder/ vortex chamber<br />

Re Reynolds number<br />

S Swirl number/ parameter<br />

S o<br />

Initial swirl intensity<br />

S c<br />

Characteristic swirl number<br />

Vav Average velocity<br />

V <br />

Normalized tangential velocity<br />

Vr Normalized radial velocity<br />

Vz Normalized axial velocity<br />

v <br />

Tangential velocity<br />

v r<br />

Radial velocity<br />

v Axial velocity<br />

a<br />

Nomenclature

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