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A new experimental technique is developed by combining a flash photolysis method with a laser-photodiode system to measure the velocity of the flow of thin liquid films. The technique is applied to the measurement of the velocity of the liquid-fuel film within the intake pipe of an internal combustion engine operated under firing condition. The results show that the velocity of the fuel film is of the order of 1/100 of the mean air velocity inside the intake pipe.
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Mochizuki, S., Nishiwaki, N., Inoue, T. et al. An application of a laser technique to the velocity measurement of the liquid-fuel film within intake pipe of internal combustion engines. Experiments in Fluids 6, 323–326 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00538823
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00538823