Combustion Diagnostics of a Spark Ignition Engine Using a Spark Plug as an Ion Probe

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadami Yoshiyama ◽  
Eiji Tomita
Keyword(s):  
Spark Ignition ◽  
Spark Ignition Engine ◽  
Spark Plug ◽  
Ion Probe ◽  
Combustion Diagnostics

Effects of Spark Energy on Spark Plug Fault Recognition in a Spark Ignition Engine

2022 ◽  
Vol 119 (1) ◽  
pp. 189-199
Author(s):  
A. A. Azrin ◽  
I. M. Yusri ◽  
M. H. Mat Yasin ◽  
A. Zainal
Keyword(s):  
Spark Ignition ◽  
Spark Ignition Engine ◽  
Spark Plug ◽  
Fault Recognition ◽  
Spark Energy

Modifications to Quasi-Dimensional Burning Model of Spark Ignition Engines

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. R. Modarres Razavi ◽  
A. Hosseini ◽  
M. Dehnavi
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Combustion Chamber ◽  
Numerical Solution ◽  
Taylor Expansion ◽  
Spark Ignition ◽  
Spark Ignition Engine ◽  
Spark Ignition Engines ◽  
Algebraic Functions ◽  
Spark Plug ◽  
Burning Model

The way in which position of spark plug affects combustion in a spark ignition engine can be analyzed by using two-zone burning model. The purpose of this paper is to extract correlations to simulate the geometric interaction between the propagating flame and the general cylindrical combustion chamber. Eight different cases were recognized. Appropriate equations to calculate the flame area (Af), the burned and the unburned volume (Vb & Vu) and the heat transfer areas related to the burned and unburned regions were derived and presented for each case using Taylor expansion in order to replace numerical solution with trigonometric algebraic functions.

scholarly journals ANN Modelling of Propane-Powered 4-Stroke Spark Ignition Engine

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Jehad A. A. Yamin
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Compression Ratio ◽  
Thermal Efficiency ◽  
Equivalence Ratio ◽  
Spark Ignition ◽  
Spark Ignition Engine ◽  
Ann Model ◽  
Spark Plug ◽  
Parametric Studies

An ANN model was developed by the authors and tested against experimental data available for an engine as supplied in the manual by the manufacturers. The model was found to perform excellently well by showing similar trends of performance for this engine as well as other engines for which the necessary data was available. This model was then used to perform some parametric studies to improve the performance of an engine using LPG (mainly Propane C3H8) as a fuel. This paper presents discussion on some of the parameters that affect the engine’s thermal efficiency with suggestions to improve it. The effect of equivalence ratio, compression ratio and spark plug location at different speeds on the thermal efficiency have been studied. Based on the engine and the range of variables studied it was found that the best spark plug location was 0.395 for all equivalence ratios studied at CR = 9.

Characteristics of New Ignition Systems to Improve Engine Performance

1967 ◽  
Vol 182 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
By R. C. Teasel ◽  
R. D. Miller
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Spark Ignition ◽  
Spark Discharge ◽  
Spark Ignition Engine ◽  
Development Effort ◽  
Engine Operation ◽  
Discharge Characteristics ◽  
Ignition System ◽  
Spark Plug

The increasing use of spark ignition engines throughout the world has confronted the engine designer with new problems such as air pollution, world-wide temperature extremes, as well as legislative, economic, and human considerations. To meet these situations and improve the competitive position of the spark ignition engine requires considerable research and development effort. This paper reports on work conducted by Champion Spark Plug Company in attempting to evaluate the potential contribution that ignition system and spark plug designs can make towards improving spark ignition engine operation. Almost all the work reported here covers investigations in current large displacement United States passenger car engines. The three main characteristics of the overall ignition systems that are investigated are (1) the available output voltage characteristics of the ignition systems; (2) the effect of the ignition system spark discharge characteristics on engine performance; and (3) the effect of several spark plug design features on engine performance. This investigation shows that the inter-relationship of the ignition system spark discharge characteristics and the spark plug design requires that the overall evaluation must consider the dependence of both items. It also suggests that significant improvements can result in other United States and European engines, through the careful evaluation of ignition system and spark plug designs. The results of this work indicate that a fast rise time, short arc duration system results in reduced spark plug gap growth and better resistance to spark plug fouling. However, the arc duration must not be shorter than a minimum value, or a loss in engine performance may result. High output systems are desirable as they provide a higher voltage reserve to provide longer spark plug life, but the higher voltages that occur with the larger spark plug gaps can stress other ignition system components. The spark plug designs which incorporate a projection of the spark plug gap result in better performance in the engines tested, and possibly even reduce exhaust emissions. Certainly other features which engine manufacturers must consider, which are not discussed in detail here, are costs, durability, and maintenance of the new systems. At least one other important related problem is that of interference.

Operation of a Two-Stroke, Spark-Ignition Engine on a Non-Conventional Lubricant

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob Ahles ◽  
Kyle Price ◽  
Brian Eggart ◽  
Scott A. Miers ◽  
Andrew Wiegand ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Density ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Spark Ignition ◽  
Spark Ignition Engine ◽  
Combustion Stability ◽  
Engine Oil ◽  
Test Duration ◽  
Spark Plug ◽  
Military Applications ◽  
The Impact

Two-stroke engines are capable of providing very high power density levels in a cost effective, easy-to-maintain package. They are, however, typically susceptible to higher levels of hydrocarbon emissions, lower durability, and a shorter lifecycle when compared to four-stroke engines. These detriments are easily overlooked in some military applications where power density is paramount, but most commercial two-stroke engines require specialized consumable lubricant. Typical military applications strive to minimize their logistics “trails,” which includes minimizing the variety of fluids they require. As a result, there has been very limited success in fielding small two-stroke engines for military use. As a preliminary study, MIL-PRF-2104K Single Common Powertrain Lubricant (SCPL, a four-stroke heavy diesel engine oil) was utilized as the consumable lubricant (in place of conventional two-stroke oil) in a liquid-cooled, semi-direct fuel injected, spark-ignition, two-stroke engine. Empirical data was collected to study the impact of the oil on deposit build-up, power, wear, combustion stability, and fuel conversion efficiency. Over 147 hours of operation were logged and analyzed. The performance of the engine on SCPL was consistent with conventional two-stroke oil and showed no degradation over the test duration. Brake specific fuel consumption was not negatively impacted with SCPL. Increased deposit build-up in the exhaust ports and on the spark plugs were the primary negative impacts of the SCPL oil. Spark plugs with hotter classifications and modification of the oiling rate resulted in a reduction of soot accumulation and spark plug fouling.

Improvement in Lean Homogenous Spark-Ignition Combustion With Pulsed Energy Spark Plug

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy J. Jacobs ◽  
Louis J. Camilli ◽  
Joseph E. Gonnella
Keyword(s):  
Internal Combustion Engines ◽  
Combustion Engine ◽  
Internal Combustion ◽  
Spark Ignition ◽  
Spark Ignition Engine ◽  
Transfer Efficiency ◽  
Combustion Engines ◽  
Spark Plug ◽  
Lean Mixtures ◽  
Burn Rate

This article describes a study involving new spark plug technology, referred to as pulsed energy spark plug, for use in igniting fuel-air mixtures in a spark ignition internal combustion engine. The study involves precisely controlled constant volume combustion bomb tests. The major defining difference between the pulsed energy spark plug and a conventional spark plug is a peaking capacitor that improves the electrical-to-plasma energy transfer efficiency from a conventional plug’s 1% to the pulsed energy plug’s 50%. Such an increase in transfer efficiency is believed to improve spark energy and subsequently the ignition time and burn rate of a homogeneous, or potentially stratified, fuel-air mixture. The study observes the pulsed energy plug to shorten the ignition delay of both stoichiometric and lean mixtures (with equivalence ratio of 0.8), relative to a conventional spark plug, without increasing the burn rate. Additionally, the pulsed energy plug demonstrates a decreased lean flammability limit that is about 14% lower (0.76 for conventional plug and 0.65 for pulsed energy plug) than that of the conventional spark plug. These features — advanced ignition of stoichiometric and lean mixtures and decreased lean flammability limits — might qualify the pulsed energy plugs as an enabling technology to effect the mainstream deployment of advanced, ultra-clean and ultra-efficient, spark ignition internal combustion engines. For example, the pulsed energy plug may improve ignition of stratified-GDI engines. Further, the pulsed energy plug technology may improve the attainability of lean-burn homogeneous charge compression ignition combustion by improving the capabilities of spark-assist. Finally, the pulsed energy plug could improve natural gas spark ignition engine development by improving the ignition system. Future work could center efforts on evaluating this spark plug technology in the context of advanced internal combustion engines, to transition the state of the art to the next level.

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