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Laser induced fluorescence from a dye contained in Unocal RF-A gasoline was excited using 355nm light and the resulting fluorescence imaged (λ>420nm). In order to minimize the changes to the intake geometry the fluorescence was collected by a fiberoptic probe with an articulatible tip. The collected light was imaged onto an intensified CCD camera synchronized with the laser, which was timed to illuminate the intake port after the completion of injection. Cold-starts from 20°C were conducted on an engine dynamometer test stand with two fuel systems: pintle-type port fuel injection, and air-forced port fuel injection. When the injection timing and initial enrichment were optimized the transient emissions from the air-forced system were significantly reduced compared with the conventional system.

A sheet of laser light from a frequency-doubled Nd-YAG laser (λ = 532 nm) approximately 150 μm thick is shone through the cylinder of a single cylinder internal combustion engine. The light scattered by the fuel spray is collected through a quartz window in the cylinder and is imaged on a 100 × 100 diode array camera. The signal from the diode array is then sent to a microcomputer for background subtraction and image enhancement. The laser pulse is synchronized with the crank shaft of the engine so that a picture of the spray distribution within the engine at different times during injection and the penetration and development of the spray may be observed. The extent of the spray at different positions within the chamber is determined by varying the position and angle of the laser sheet with respect to the piston and the injector.