Abstract
This paper describes a multi-point fuel injection system utilizing fiuidic devices as fuel injector stages for spark ignition engines. The novel fuel injector unit consists of no-moving-part fluidic devices controlled by a solenoid valve interface and unique air/fuel mixing nozzles for good fuel atomization. The results of laboratory tests show that the fluidic device stage has a fast dynamic response and its on/off switching delay to the control flow signal is within 1 ms. A balanced fuel distribution at the four fluidic injector stages (for a four-cylinder engine) and well-atomized air/fuel mixture at the mixing nozzles were obtained from this injection system. The engine tests show that this fuel injection system provides an extended lean limit of the air/fuel mixture, 7 per cent improvement in fuel economy and 10 per cent reduction in hydrocarbon (HC) emissions compared with a base-line carburetted fuelling system due to the improved fuel distribution and air/fuel mixing quality by the multi-point fluidic injection system.
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