Application of Image Converter Camera to Measure Flame Propagation in S.I. Engine 890322
A combustion flame visualization system, for use as an engine diagnostics tool, was developed in order to evaluate combustion chamber shapes in the development stage of mass-produced spark ignition (S.I.) engines. The system consists of an image converter camera and a computer-aided image processing system. The system is capable of high speed photography (10,000 fps) at low intensity light (1,000 cd/m2), and of real-time display of the raw images of combustion flames.
By using this system, flame structure estimated from the brightness level on a photograph and direction of flame propagation in a mass-produced 4-valve engine were measured. It was observed that the difference in the structure and the propagation of the flame in the cases of 4-valve and quasi-2-valve combustion chambers, which had the same in the pressure diagram, were detected. The quasi-2-valve configuration was adopted in order to improve swirl intensity.
Citation: Nakamura, A., Ishii, K., and Sasaki, T., "Application of Image Converter Camera to Measure Flame Propagation in S.I. Engine," SAE Technical Paper 890322, 1989, https://doi.org/10.4271/890322. Download Citation