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Experi imental <strong>and</strong> <strong>Numerical</strong> N Stud dy <strong>of</strong> <strong>Swirling</strong> g Flow in Scaveenging<br />

Processs<br />

for 2-Stroke<br />

Marin ne Diesel Engin nes<br />

Chapter 4<br />

Swir S rling g Floow<br />

inn<br />

a PPipee<br />

Stereosco opic PIV meas surements <strong>of</strong> in in-cylinder conffined<br />

swirling flow have beeen<br />

carried out. o The measu urements are coonducted<br />

for three<br />

different cyylinder<br />

lengths in<br />

order to o characterize the effect <strong>of</strong> cylinder lengthh<br />

on the swirrling<br />

flow. LDDA<br />

measure ements have al lso been carrieed<br />

out at the iinlet<br />

section too<br />

study the floow<br />

pr<strong>of</strong>ile <strong>and</strong> a distribution n.<br />

The swi<br />

knowle<br />

parame<br />

roughn<br />

transfer<br />

scaveng<br />

characte<br />

confine<br />

test mo<br />

outlet s<br />

slide in<br />

aspect r<br />

become<br />

cylinde<br />

characte<br />

this ex<br />

(alignm<br />

room te<br />

two diff<br />

m 3 /s (a<br />

differen<br />

10 4 irling pipe flo ow experiment<br />

dge <strong>of</strong> author r, generally fo<br />

eters like Rey ynolds numb<br />

ess (Senoo et t al., 1972) a<br />

r application. Since the focu<br />

ging process in i large <strong>and</strong> l<br />

erization <strong>of</strong> th he effect <strong>of</strong> ch<br />

ed swirling flow w has been stu<br />

odel described d in Chapter<br />

section assemb bly, containin<br />

side the cylind der, measurem<br />

ratios i.e. cyli inder length<br />

es possible to o measure at<br />

r length is ch hanged. This<br />

eristics at a sp pecific positio<br />

periment the e internal dia<br />

ment <strong>of</strong> guide vanes in the<br />

emperature is s used as the f<br />

fferent flow rat tes with averag<br />

accuracy ± 2% %) measured<br />

ntial manomet ter. The corre<br />

± 18 870 <strong>and</strong> ReB =3 3.25 x 10<br />

from th he volumetric<br />

differen ntial manom<br />

experim mental results<br />

areas <strong>of</strong> f fundamental<br />

4 ts, conducted prior to curre<br />

ocus on studyiing<br />

the effects<br />

ber, swirl inteensity,<br />

swirl<br />

<strong>and</strong> vortex breeakdown<br />

on<br />

us in this studdy<br />

is on the sw<br />

low speed twwo<br />

stroke dies<br />

hange in cylindder<br />

length on<br />

udied. The expperiment<br />

is co<br />

3 using stereeo<br />

PIV techni<br />

ng outlet pipee<br />

fitted to cyli<br />

ments are condducted<br />

for 3 di<br />

equal to 8D, 6D <strong>and</strong> 4D.<br />

same measurring<br />

position<br />

helps in stuudying<br />

the va<br />

on while the ccylinder<br />

length<br />

ameter <strong>of</strong> the<br />

cylinder, d<br />

e swirl generaator)<br />

is kept c<br />

fluid <strong>and</strong> meaasurements<br />

ar<br />

ge values <strong>of</strong> QQA=0.149<br />

m<br />

d using an o<br />

esponding Rey<br />

± 9335)<br />

based on th<br />

flow rate meaasured<br />

using a<br />

eter. It is, however, wo<br />

can also be usseful<br />

for intere<br />

studies in turrbulent<br />

confin<br />

3 ent work, to thhe<br />

s <strong>of</strong> variation <strong>of</strong><br />

decay, relativve<br />

heat <strong>and</strong> maass<br />

wirling flow ffor<br />

sel engines, thhe<br />

n the in-cylindder<br />

onducted on thhe<br />

ique. Since thhe<br />

inder head, caan<br />

ifferent cylindder<br />

In this wayit<br />

even after thhe<br />

riation in floow<br />

h changes. Foor<br />

degree <strong>of</strong> swiirl<br />

constant. Air at<br />

re conducted at<br />

/s <strong>and</strong> QB= 0.07445<br />

orifice plate with a U-tubbe<br />

ynolds numbeers<br />

(ReA = 6.5 x<br />

he average vellocity<br />

calculateed<br />

an orifice platee<br />

with a U-tubbe<br />

orth mentionning<br />

that thhe<br />

ested readers wwithin<br />

different<br />

ned swirling floows.<br />

Table 4.1 4 provides th he detail for thhe<br />

axial positioon<br />

<strong>of</strong> differentt<br />

cross-sectionnal<br />

planes where measu urements are cconducted<br />

foor<br />

each cylindder<br />

length. Thhe<br />

axial di istance ‘z’ is measured m fromm<br />

cylinder boottom-dead-cennter<br />

(BDC) i. .e.<br />

piston surface s when the port is fuully<br />

open (Figgure<br />

3.4). It caan<br />

be seen that<br />

position n 1-6 are common<br />

in all thhe<br />

three cylindder<br />

lengths (8D,<br />

6D <strong>and</strong> 4DD)<br />

<strong>and</strong> for r cylinder len ngths 6D <strong>and</strong>d<br />

8D positionn<br />

1-9 are commmon.<br />

For thhis<br />

reason, in order to describe d the eeffect<br />

on variaation<br />

in cylindder<br />

length in a<br />

simple <strong>and</strong> clear way y, the pr<strong>of</strong>ile plots are divided<br />

in two parts<br />

for a giveen<br />

47<br />

<strong>Swirling</strong> Flow in a Pipe

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