Much has been said and written about the abilities of modern instrumentation to help solve problems of combustion in engines. In the main, however, the design and fabr ication of combustion chambers continues to be based on extrapolation of exper ience gained from use and rig tests, with little input from advanced techniques such as those based on optical diagnotics. At the same time, it has become increasingly difficult to design better combustion chambers without knowledge of the relevant flow processes. Thus, the future must involve improved understanding which, in turn, will require detailed measurements of velocity, temperature and concentration. The need to narrow the gap between current industrial practice and the acquisition and implementation of improved techniques motivated the organization of the Advanced Study Institute upon which this volume is based. This Institute on Instrumentation for Combustion and Flow in Engines was arranged to display the needs of industry and the possibilities made available by modern instrumentation and, at the same time, to make clear the relative advantages of optical and probe techniques. Held at Vimeiro during the period from 13 to 26 September, 1987, the Institute was attended by 120 participants and 16 invited lecturers.
Author(s): M. V. Heitor (auth.), D. F. G. Durão, J. H. Whitelaw, P. O. Witze (eds.)
Series: NATO ASI Series 154
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Year: 1989
Language: English
Pages: 396
Tags: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques;Classical Continuum Physics;Renewable and Green Energy
Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Velocity and Scalar Measurements in Model and Real Gas Torbine Combustors....Pages 1-44
Combustion Oscillations in Ducts....Pages 45-54
Effect of Mean and Variable Time Constant on Compensated Thermocouple Measurements....Pages 55-68
Laser Diagnostics for Gas Turbine Thermometry and Species Measurements....Pages 69-106
Raman Processes and their Application....Pages 107-122
Quantitative Two- and Three-Dimensional Measurement Techniques....Pages 123-140
Quantitative Two-Dimensional Imaging of CO in Combustion Gases Using LIF....Pages 141-150
Laser Velocimetry for Combustion....Pages 151-177
Some Problems and Solutions in the Application of Laser Velocimetry to Continuous Combustion....Pages 179-190
The Simultaneous Measurement of Velocity and Scalar Properties....Pages 191-214
Future Test Rigs....Pages 215-226
Laser Instrumentation for Production Engines....Pages 227-233
Application of Laser Anemometry and Rayleigh Scattering to Engine Flows....Pages 235-253
Influence of Combustion on Laser Doppler Velocimeter Signal Quality in a Spark Ignition Engine....Pages 255-266
Refractive Index Matching for IDV Measurements Near Walls and in Complex Geometries....Pages 267-284
Problems and Solutions for Sprays in Piston Engines....Pages 285-293
Dispersed Two-Phase Flows, its Experimental Investigation and Numerical Prediction....Pages 295-339
Temperature Measurements by Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering in Internal Combustion Engines....Pages 341-353
S. I. Engine Ion Probe Diagnostics....Pages 355-364
The Effect of Maximum Valve Lift on TDC Flow Field in a High Swirl Piston Engine....Pages 365-376
Measurements of the Three-Dimensional Turbulent Flow in the Cylinder of an I.C. Engine....Pages 377-390
Back Matter....Pages 391-395
