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Cylinder head water jackets are unique because coolant flow, structural integrity of the head, and manufacturability are all keenly effected. As with port designs, Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) engineers continue to be at the forefront of technology in replicating existing geometry into solid model format for refinement and in the creation of new cylinder head water jacket designs to meet specific requirements. Use of Rapid Prototyping and Computational Fluid Dynamics SoftwareOn-site rapid prototyping capabilities and an extensive in-house flow testing facility make evaluation and design iterations quick and inexpensive.
Engineers also use computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software to optimize coolant flow through the passages and to determine heat transfer coefficients for thermal analysis of the cylinder head using finite element analysis (FEA).
Return to the "Cylinder Head Analysis and Testing" page.
For more information about cylinder head water jacket design and analysis, or how you can contract with SwRI, please contact Mark Tussing at mtussing@swri.org or (210) 522-2628.
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