Numerical Study of Effect of Compression Ratio on Controlled Auto-Ignition Combustion

Author(s):  
Mingfei Xiao ◽  
Jiansheng Lin ◽  
Yusen Jin
Fuel ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 309 ◽  
pp. 122046
Author(s):  
Run Zou ◽  
Jinxiang Liu ◽  
Huichao Jiao ◽  
Nana Wang ◽  
Jingjing Zhao

Author(s):  
Ida Truedsson ◽  
Martin Tuner ◽  
Bengt Johansson ◽  
William Cannella

The current research focuses on creating an HCCI fuel index suitable for comparing different fuels for HCCI operation. One way to characterize a fuel is to use the Auto-Ignition Temperature (AIT). The AIT can be extracted from the pressure trace. Another potentially interesting parameter is the amount of Low Temperature Heat Release (LTHR) that is closely connected to the ignition properties of the fuel. The purpose of this study was to map the AIT and amount of LTHR of different oxygenated reference fuels in HCCI combustion at different cylinder pressures. Blends of n-heptane, iso-octane and ethanol were tested in a CFR engine with variable compression ratio. Five different inlet air temperatures ranging from 50°C to 150°C were used to achieve different cylinder pressures and the compression ratio was changed accordingly to keep a constant combustion phasing, CA50, of 3±1° after TDC. The experiments were carried out in lean operation with a constant equivalence ratio of 0.33 and with a constant engine speed of 600 rpm. The amount of ethanol needed to suppress LTHR from different PRFs was evaluated. The AIT and the amount of LTHR for different combinations of n-heptane, iso-octane and ethanol were charted.


Author(s):  
A. Manivannan ◽  
R. Ramprabhu ◽  
P. Tamilporai ◽  
S. Chandrasekaran

This paper deals with Numerical Study of 4-stoke, Single cylinder, Spark Ignition, Extended Expansion Lean Burn Engine. Engine processes are simulated using thermodynamic and global modeling techniques. In the simulation study following process are considered compression, combustion, and expansion. Sub-models are used to include effect due to gas exchange process, heat transfer and friction. Wiebe heat release formula was used to predict the cylinder pressure, which was used to find out the indicated work done. The heat transfer from the cylinder, friction and pumping losses also were taken into account to predict the brake mean effective pressure, brake thermal efficiency and brake specific fuel consumption. Extended Expansion Engine operates on Otto-Atkinson cycle. Late Intake Valve Closure (LIVC) technique is used to control the load. The Atkinson cycle has lager expansion ratio than compression ratio. This is achieved by increasing the geometric compression ratio and employing LIVC. Simulation result shows that there is an increase in thermal efficiency up to a certain limit of intake valve closure timing. Optimum performance is attained at 90 deg intake valve closure (IVC) timing further delaying the intake valve closure reduces the engine performance.


2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (7) ◽  
pp. 734-745 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Robert ◽  
Jean-Marc Zaccardi ◽  
Cécilia Dul ◽  
Ahmed Guerouani ◽  
Jordan Rudloff

Two main abnormal combustions are observed in spark-ignition engines: knock and low-speed pre-ignition. Controlling these abnormal processes requires understanding how auto-ignition is triggered at the “hot spot” but also how it propagates inside the combustion chamber. The original theory regarding the auto-ignition propagation modes was defined by Zeldovich and developed by Bradley who highlighted different modes by considering various hot spot characteristics and thermodynamic conditions around the hot spot. Two dimensionless parameters ( ε, ξ) were then defined to classify these modes and a so-called detonation peninsula was obtained for H2–CO–air mixtures. Similar simulations as those performed by Bradley et al. are undertaken to check the relevancy of the original detonation peninsula when considering realistic fuels used in modern gasoline engines. First, chemical kinetics calculations in homogeneous reactor are performed to determine the auto-ignition delay time τi, and the excitation time τe of E10–air mixtures in various conditions. These calculations are performed for a Research Octane Number (RON 95) toluene reference fuel surrogate with 42.8% isooctane, 13.7% n-heptane, 43.5% toluene, and using the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) kinetic mechanism considering 1388 species and 5935 reactions. Results point out that H2–CO–air mixtures are much more reactive than E10–air mixtures featuring much lower excitation times τe. The resulting maximal hot spot reactivity ε is thus limited which also restrains the use of the detonation peninsula for the analysis of practical occurrences of auto-ignition in gasoline engines. The tabulated ( τi, τe) values are then used to perform one-dimensional Large Eddy Simulations (LES) of auto-ignition propagation considering different hot spots and thermodynamic conditions around them. The detailed analysis of the coupling conditions between the reaction and pressure waves shows thus that the different propagation modes can appear with gasoline, and that the original detonation peninsula can be reproduced, confirming for the first time that the propagation mode can be well defined by the two non-dimensional parameters for more realistic fuels.


2021 ◽  
pp. 177-184
Author(s):  
Sahar Hadjkacem ◽  
Mohamed Ali Jemni ◽  
Hamdi Hentati ◽  
Zied Driss ◽  
Mohamed Salah Abid

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 2667
Author(s):  
Antonio Mariani ◽  
Andrea Unich ◽  
Mario Minale

The paper describes a numerical study of the combustion of hydrogen enriched methane and biogases containing hydrogen in a Controlled Auto Ignition engine (CAI). A single cylinder CAI engine is modelled with Chemkin to predict engine performance, comparing the fuels in terms of indicated mean effective pressure, engine efficiency, and pollutant emissions. The effects of hydrogen and carbon dioxide on the combustion process are evaluated using the GRI-Mech 3.0 detailed radical chain reactions mechanism. A parametric study, performed by varying the temperature at the start of compression and the equivalence ratio, allows evaluating the temperature requirements for all fuels; moreover, the effect of hydrogen enrichment on the auto-ignition process is investigated. The results show that, at constant initial temperature, hydrogen promotes the ignition, which then occurs earlier, as a consequence of higher chemical reactivity. At a fixed indicated mean effective pressure, hydrogen presence shifts the operating range towards lower initial gas temperature and lower equivalence ratio and reduces NOx emissions. Such reduction, somewhat counter-intuitive if compared with similar studies on spark-ignition engines, is the result of operating the engine at lower initial gas temperatures.


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