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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 />

vv i j<br />

Reynolds stress components<br />

vv i j Normalized Reynolds Stress components in polar<br />

coordinates<br />

uu i j Normalized Reynolds Stress components in Cartesian<br />

coordinates<br />

X X-axis based on its origin at axis <strong>of</strong> the test cylinder<br />

Xv<br />

X-axis based on its origin at mean vortex center<br />

x X-axis based on its origin at axis <strong>of</strong> the test cylinder<br />

computational mesh <strong>and</strong> for experimental data it represents<br />

Xv.<br />

Greek Symbols <strong>and</strong> Notations<br />

Angular Velocity<br />

Circulation around the vortex core<br />

Length scale representing the effective size <strong>of</strong> vortex core<br />

Density<br />

Energy dissipation<br />

Angle between radial <strong>and</strong> tangential velocity components<br />

Diameter <strong>of</strong> the circle having blade curvature as an arc<br />

Angle between cylinder radius <strong>and</strong> direction <strong>of</strong> nozzle/ inlet<br />

Energy dissipation<br />

Streamline angle<br />

Rate <strong>of</strong> swirl decay<br />

t<br />

Turbulent viscosity<br />

t<br />

Turbulent viscosity without swirl<br />

0<br />

s<br />

Model swirl constant<br />

z Mean axial vorticity<br />

<br />

Mean tangential vorticity<br />

Subscripts<br />

i, j Vector components in Cartesian <strong>and</strong> Polar coordinates<br />

m Model quantity<br />

Abbreviations<br />

BDC Bottom Dead Center<br />

CFD Computational Fluid Dynamics<br />

IMO International Marine Organization<br />

LSE Low Speed Engine

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