AbstractIn-cylinder flow field structure in an internal combustion (I.C) engine has a major influence on the combustion, emission and performance characteristics. Fluid enters the combustion chamber of an I.C engine through the intake manifold with high velocity. Then the kinetic energy of the fluid resulting in turbulence causes rapid mixing of fuel and air, if the fuel is injected directly into the cylinder. With optimal turbulence, better mixing of fuel and air is possible which leads to effective combustion. A good knowledge of the flow field inside the cylinder of an I.C engine is very much essential for optimization of the design of the combustion chamber for better performance especially in modern I.C engines like gasoline direct injection (GDI), homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engines.The main objective of this work is to study the incylinder fluid flow field characteristics of a single-cylinder engine to see the effect of intake manifold inclination at equivalent rated engine speed using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) under various static intake valve lift conditions. To facilitate the PIV experiments, the metal cylinder of the engine was replaced by a transparent one. For every operating test condition, 50 image pairs were captured and processed using DAVIS software. From the results, it is seen that the in-cylinder flow structure is greatly influenced by the intake manifold inclinations irrespective of intake valve lift. Maximum Turbulent Kinetic Energy (TKE) was highest at full intake valve lift irrespective of the inclination. Also, the maximum TKE was the highest for 600 intake manifold inclination compared to other inclinations irrespective of the intake valve lift at equivalent rated engine speed. Finally, it is concluding that the analysis carried in this work is useful in predicting the flow and inturn optimizing combustion chamber of modern I.C engines. 德國LaVision PIV/PLIF粒子成像測速場儀 汽車發(fā)動機多參量測試系統(tǒng) Imager LX PIV相機