Experimental study of a flow into an engine cylinder using PIV

Abstract: This degree project is focused on the study of the tumble and the swirlmotions, which develop during the intake stroke, inside a cylinder of a Dieselengine.Nowadays, the reduction of fuel consumption and emissions is a primaryaspect for automotive companies, including Scania. Then, an efficient combustionprocess is required, and a fundamental role is played by tumble andswirl motion.These motions have been studied by means of the Particle Image Velocimetry(PIV) technique. In particular, two different cylinder head designshave been investigated, focusing on the structures present in the flow andtheir evolutions inside the cylinder. Finally, these results have been comparedwith LES results, in order to validate the latest. Analysing the swirl motion, it has been possible to identify three mainregions, along the cylinder, characterized by different vortex structures. Inaddition, the velocity field into the entire cylinder volume has been extractedby means of a three-dimensional three-component reconstruction.