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COMBUSTION
SYSTEM
For
lower fuel consumption and easy
starting
of
the .engine, the
direct
injection
system is adopted in the combustion
chamber.
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FORMING
OF
COMBUSTION
GAS
AND
COMBUSTION
(1
1
SWIRL
(Inspiring swirl)
In order to promote mixing injected
fuel and air under the direct injection
system, swirl flow is utilized for good
combustion. Swirl is spiral flow
of
air
generated in the cylinder during
inspiring stroke, and it decreases
during compressing stroke but it still
remains and promotes mixing of fuel
and
air
toward ignition timing.
Spiral flow
of
air (swirl) is generated
by the shape of intake
port,
which is
called helical port
or
spiral port.
Tail end of intake port, i. e. upper part
of
intake valve seat, is made in the
/INTAKE
VALVE
INTAKE
PORT
SWIRL
CY
LlNDER
PISTON
FIG.
19
/c
SQUISH
FIG.
20
spiral forrn
:
and while the inspired air
is
passing through this part, swirl is
generated around the intake valve.
Thus, intake port plays an important
role
in
generating swirl.
(See
Fig.
19.)
SQUISH
(Squished
air
flow)
In the piston, combustion chamber (dish
type combustion chamber)
is
formed.
When the piston comes up to
TDC
(top
dead center), air in the
gaps
is squished
in the combustion chamber and air flow
is generated, which is called “squish.”
(See Fig.
20.)
FORMING
OF
COMBUSTION GAS AND COMBUSTION
For igniting quickly the fuel injected from the nozzle, it is essential to atomize very
fine fuel particles for distributing evenly in the combustion chamber.
For
this purpose, fuel should be injected through hole type nozzle by very high
pressure, i. e. 195 kg/c
m’.
The fuel, thus injected, is ‘mixed with air by the flow of
swirl and squish while piston is coming up. Accompanying crimb of the piston,
combustion gas compressed further and finally it automatically begins igniting and
while piston
is
going down,“squish” functions and promotes combustion.
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