A method for Swirl Generation during the induction in Diesel Engine: Numerical and experimental research

Zuoyu Sun, Xiangrong Li, Wei Du, Rong Wei, Liwang Su, Hong Liang*

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Abstract

Swirl in an utmost important pattern of turbulence flow which dominantly governs the general performance of diesel engine. For efficiently generating swirl during the induction in diesel engine, a new method is propounded by introducing a device named Swirl-Generator in the present paper. Series of numerical simulation are conducted to investigate the effects of each geometric parameters of Swirl-Generator on the general performance (including swirl-generation capability and discharge capability), and an optimal design direction is obtained from the simulation results. Then, and the flow motion and the flow pattern induced by Swirl-Generator is investigated experimentally in a visible-analog bench by PIV. Finally, the A626-type Swirl-Generator which indicated has the best comprehensive performance is mounted on an actual single-cylinder diesel engine for verifying its practical performance, the results show that the diesel engine can obtain better fuel economy, especially at low-and intermediate-speed conditions, after matching a Swirl-Generator.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)811-822
Number of pages12
JournalEnergy Education Science and Technology Part A: Energy Science and Research
Volume31
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - 2013

Keywords

  • Diesel Engine
  • Experimental research
  • Numerical simulation
  • Swirl Generation
  • Swirl-Generator

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