SI Combustion

This SAE Special Publication presents papers from the session SI Combustion, held during the SAE 2003 World Congress, March 3-6 in Detroit, MI, USA.

Contents: Flow Characterization of a High Performance S.I.

Engine Intake System - Part 1: Experimental Analysis; Investigations of the Gas Injection System on a HD-CNG-Engine; Influence of Turbulence on Catalytic Combustion in Spark Ignition Engine; Strategies to Reduce HC-Emissions During the Cold Starting of a Port Fuel Injected Gasoline Engine; Fundamental Study on Effects of Residual Fuel Droplets on Flame Propagation in SI Engines; Dilution Interest on Turbocharged SI Engine Combustion; Lean-Burn Characteristics of a Gasoline Engine Enriched with Hydrogen from a Plasmatron Fuel Reformer; Hydrogen IC Engine Boosting Performance and NOx Study; Flow Characterization of a High Performance S.I. Engine Intake System - Part 2: Numerical Analysis; Traveling Spark Ignition; Optimization of In-Cylinder Flow for Fuel Stratification in a Three-Valve Twin-Spark-Plug SI Engine; Simulation of Fuel/Air Mixture Formation for Heavy Duty Liquid Phase LPG Injection (LPLI) Engines; Lean Burn Natural Gas Spark Ignition Engine - An Overview; Measurement of Knock and Ion Current in a Spark Ignition Engine with and without NO Addition to the Intake Air; Combustion Stability at Idle: A Non-Indicated Methodology for Analysis; Engine Performance and Emissions Near the Dilute Limit with Hydrogen Enrichment Using an On-Board Reforming Strategy; The Measurement and Control of Cyclic Variations of Flow in a Piston Cylinder Assembly.