Analysis of In-Cylinder Turbulent Air Motion Dependence on Engine Speed

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felice E. Corcione ◽  
Gerardo Valentino
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1997 ◽  
Vol 119 (1) ◽  
pp. 212-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. J. Smith ◽  
D. J. Timoney

This paper describes an attempt to separate out and to quantify the relative importance of fuel injection characteristics and in-cylinder air motion as factors influencing the rate of fuel-air mixing and of combustion in high-speed D.I. diesel engines, where bulk swirling air motion is absent. Tests on a 121 mm bore × 139 mm stroke, 1.6 liter, single-cylinder engine at constant engine speed reveal substantially shorter fuel-air mixing times as the mean fuel injection kinetic energy (M.I.K.E.) is increased. Also, tests at constant injection kinetic energy but with varying engine speed (involving different fuel injection system builds at each speed) show that fuel-air mixing times are reduced at higher engine speeds. From these trends it is concluded that, while injection kinetic energy is the dominant factor in determining fuel-air mixing rates in D.I. diesels, small-scale turbulent air motions, the intensity and structure of which are related to engine speed, also exert an important influence on the mixing rate.


Author(s):  
A. P. Shaikin ◽  
I. R. Galiev

The article analyzes the influence of chemical composition of hythane (a mixture of natural gas with hydrogen) on pressure in an engine combustion chamber. A review of the literature has showed the relevance of using hythane in transport energy industry, and also revealed a number of scientific papers devoted to studying the effect of hythane on environmental and traction-dynamic characteristics of the engine. We have studied a single-cylinder spark-ignited internal combustion engine. In the experiments, the varying factors are: engine speed (600 and 900 min-1), excess air ratio and hydrogen concentration in natural gas which are 29, 47 and 58% (volume).The article shows that at idling engine speed maximum pressure in combustion chamber depends on excess air ratio and proportion hydrogen in the air-fuel mixture – the poorer air-fuel mixture and greater addition of hydrogen is, the more intense pressure increases. The positive effect of hydrogen on pressure is explained by the fact that addition of hydrogen contributes to increase in heat of combustion fuel and rate propagation of the flame. As a result, during combustion, more heat is released, and the fuel itself burns in a smaller volume. Thus, the addition of hydrogen can ensure stable combustion of a lean air-fuel mixture without loss of engine power. Moreover, the article shows that, despite the change in engine speed, addition of hydrogen, excess air ratio, type of fuel (natural gas and gasoline), there is a power-law dependence of the maximum pressure in engine cylinder on combustion chamber volume. Processing and analysis of the results of the foreign and domestic researchers have showed that patterns we discovered are applicable to engines of different designs, operating at different speeds and using different hydrocarbon fuels. The results research presented allow us to reduce the time and material costs when creating new power plants using hythane and meeting modern requirements for power, economy and toxicity.


Author(s):  
Benedikt Alt ◽  
Jan Peter Blath ◽  
Klaus-Dieter Otto ◽  
Ferdinand Svaricek ◽  
Matthias Schultalbers

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (14) ◽  
pp. 4307
Author(s):  
Roberta De Robbio ◽  
Maria Cristina Cameretti ◽  
Ezio Mancaruso ◽  
Raffaele Tuccillo ◽  
Bianca Maria Vaglieco

Dual fuel engines induce benefits in terms of pollutant emissions of PM and NOx together with carbon dioxide reduction and being powered by natural gas (mainly methane) characterized by a low C/H ratio. Therefore, using natural gas (NG) in diesel engines can be a viable solution to reevaluate this type of engine and to prevent its disappearance from the automotive market, as it is a well-established technology in both energy and transportation fields. It is characterized by high performance and reliability. Nevertheless, further improvements are needed in terms of the optimization of combustion development, a more efficient oxidation, and a more efficient exploitation of gaseous fuel energy. To this aim, in this work, a CFD numerical methodology is described to simulate the processes that characterize combustion in a light-duty diesel engine in dual fuel mode by analyzing the effects of the changes in engine speed on the interaction between fluid-dynamics and chemistry as well as when the diesel/natural gas ratio changes at constant injected diesel amount. With the aid of experimental data obtained at the engine test bench on an optically accessible research engine, models of a 3D code, i.e., KIVA-3V, were validated. The ability to view images of OH distribution inside the cylinder allowed us to better model the complex combustion phenomenon of two fuels with very different burning characteristics. The numerical results also defined the importance of this free radical that characterizes the areas with the greatest combustion activity.


Mechatronics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 66 ◽  
pp. 102323
Author(s):  
Yinai Fan ◽  
Shenyu Liu ◽  
Mohamed-Ali Belabbas

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