EFFECT OF CYLINDER DEACTIVATION STRATEGIES ON ENGINE PERFORMANCES USING ONE-DIMENSIONAL SIMULATION TECHNIQUE

2016 ◽  
Vol 78 (8-4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Izwan Hamid ◽  
Mohd Farid Muhamad Said ◽  
Shahril Nizam Mohamed Soid ◽  
Henry Nasution
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Normal Mode ◽  
Thermal Efficiency ◽  
Direct Injection ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Valve Lift ◽  
Cylinder Deactivation ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Gasoline Engines ◽  
Engine Model

In order to meet consumer and legislation requirements, big investments on key technology strategies have been made to ensure fuel consumption is reduced. Recent technologies for gasoline engines are lean combustion technologies (including direct injection and homogenous charged compression ignition), optimizing intake and exhaust valve timing with valve lift and also cylinder deactivation system (CDA) have been practised to improve the engine efficiency. The purpose of this study is to investigate the engine behavior when running at different cylinder deactivation (CDA) strategies. One-dimensional engine model software called GT-Power is used to predict the engine performances. Five strategies were considered namely normal mode, spark plug off mode, cylinder deactivation mode, intake normal with exhaust off mode, and intake off with exhaust normal mode.  Engine performance outputs of each strategy are predicted and compared at BMEP of 3 bars with engine speed of 2500 rpm. Also, the effect of CDA strategies on in-cylinder pressure and pumping loss are performed. The study shows that all of these cylinder deactivation strategies are capable of reducing the pumping loss (PMEP) and fuel consumption, thus increasing the thermal efficiency of the engine. The results suggest that the most beneficial strategy for activating CDA is for the case whereby both the intake and exhaust valves are kept closed. This CDA mode capable of increasing brake thermal efficiency up to 22% at entire engine speeds operation. This strategy successfully reduced the BSFC. It was found that most of these cylinder deactivation strategies improve the engine performance during part load engine condition

THE STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF INTAKE VALVE TIMING ON ENGINE USING CYLINDER DEACTIVATION TECHNIQUE VIA SIMULATION

2015 ◽  
Vol 77 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. F. Zainal Abidin ◽  
M. F. Muhamad Said ◽  
Z. Abdul Latiff ◽  
I. Zahari ◽  
M. Said
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Internal Combustion Engines ◽  
Gasoline Engine ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Intake Valve ◽  
Cylinder Deactivation ◽  
Part Load ◽  
Engine Model ◽  
Engine Efficiency ◽  
Load Conditions

There are many technologies that being developed to increase the efficiency of internal combustion engines as well as reducing their fuel consumption.  In this paper, the main area of focus is on cylinder deactivation (CDA) technology. CDA is mostly being applied on multi cylinders engines. CDA has the advantage to improve fuel consumption by reducing pumping losses at part load engine conditions. Here, the application of CDA on 1.6L four cylinders gasoline engine is studied. One-dimensional (1D) engine modeling work is performed to investigate the effect of intake valve strategy on engine performance with CDA. 1D engine model is constructed based on the 1.6L actual engine geometries. The model is simulated at various engine speeds at full load conditions. The simulated results show that the constructed model is well correlated to measured data. This correlated model is then used to investigate the CDA application at part load conditions. Also, the effects on the in-cylinder combustion as well as pumping losses are presented. The study shows that the effect of intake valve strategy is very significant on engine performance. Pumping losses is found to be reduced, thus improve fuel consumption and engine efficiency.

scholarly journals An overview of particle number emission from direct injection SI engine in scope of new legislation rules

2015 ◽  
Vol 163 (4) ◽  
pp. 67-78
Author(s):  
Michał OLCZYK ◽  
Bartosz HEJNY ◽  
Piotr BIELACZYC
Keyword(s):  
Particulate Matter ◽  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Thermal Efficiency ◽  
Particle Number ◽  
Direct Injection ◽  
Legal Regulations ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Si Engine ◽  
Gasoline Engines ◽  
Lower Fuel Consumption

The main advantages of using direct injection in an SI engine, such as lower fuel consumption and higher thermal efficiency, implicate a new problem concerning gasoline engines: the emission of particulate matter. The observed issue has been a significant direction of development of the contemporary DISI engine over the last decade. This paper contains an overview of the results of PN emission, which were obtained from experiments conducted at BOSMAL and from the literature. Current and future legal regulations regarding PN emissions were collated to the test results.

Characteristics of Water-in-Diesel Emulsions in a Single Cylinder Compression Ignition Engine

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teja Gonguntla ◽  
Robert Raine ◽  
Leigh Ramsey ◽  
Thomas Houlihan
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Direct Injection ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Specific Fuel Consumption ◽  
Brake Specific Fuel Consumption ◽  
Compression Ignition Engine ◽  
Oil Emulsion ◽  
Single Cylinder ◽  
Performance And Emission

The objective of this project was to develop both engine performance and emission profiles for two test fuels — a 6% water-in-diesel oil emulsion (DOE-6) fuel and a neat diesel (D100) fuel. The testing was performed on a single cylinder, direct-injection, water-cooled diesel engine coupled to an eddy current dynamometer. Output parameters of the engine were used to calculate Brake Specific Fuel Consumption (BSFC) and Engine Efficiency (η) for each test fuel. DOE-6 fuels generated a 24% reduction in NOX and a 42% reduction in Carbon Monoxide emissions over the tested operating conditions. DOE-6 fuels presented higher ignition delays — between 1°-4°, yielded 1%–12% lower peak cylinder pressures and produced up to 5.5% lower exhaust temperatures. Brake Specific Fuel consumption increased by 6.6% for the DOE-6 fuels as compared to the D100 fuels. This project is the first research done by a New Zealand academic institution on water-in-diesel emulsion fuels.

RCCI of Synthetic Kerosene With PFI of N-Butanol-Combustion and Emissions Characteristics

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentin Soloiu ◽  
Martin Muiños ◽  
Tyler Naes ◽  
Spencer Harp ◽  
Marcis Jansons
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Efficiency ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Direct Injection ◽  
Cetane Number ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Reactivity Controlled Compression Ignition ◽  
Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel ◽  
Indicated Mean Effective Pressure ◽  
Soot Emissions ◽  
Low Sulfur

In this study, the combustion and emissions characteristics of Reactivity Controlled Compression Ignition (RCCI) obtained by direct injection (DI) of S8 and port fuel injection (PFI) of n-butanol were compared with RCCI of ultra-low sulfur diesel #2 (ULSD#2) and PFI of n-butanol at 6 bar indicated mean effective pressure (IMEP) and 1500 rpm. S8 is a synthetic paraffinic kerosene (C6–C18) developed by Syntroleum and is derived from natural gas. S8 is a Fischer-Tropsch fuel that contains a low aromatic percentage (0.5 vol. %) and has a cetane number of 63 versus 47 of ULSD#2. Baselines of DI conventional diesel combustion (CDC), with 100% ULSD#2 and also DI of S8 were conducted. For both RCCI cases, the mass ratio of DI to PFI was set at 1:1. The ignition delay for the ULSD#2 baseline was found to be 10.9 CAD (1.21 ms) and for S8 was shorter at 10.1 CAD (1.12 ms). In RCCI, the premixed charge combustion has been split into two regions of high temperature heat release, an early one BTDC from ignition of ULSD#2 or S8, and a second stage, ATDC from n-butanol combustion. RCCI with n-butanol increased the NOx because the n-butanol contains 21% oxygen, while S8 alone produced 30% less NOx emissions when compared to the ULSD#2 baseline. The RCCI reduced soot by 80–90% (more efficient for S8). However, S8 alone showed a considerable increase in soot emissions compared with ULSD#2. The indicated thermal efficiency was the highest for the ULSD#2 and S8 baseline at 44%. The RCCI strategies showed a decrease in indicated thermal efficiency at 40% ULSD#2-RCCI and 42% and for S8-RCCI, respectively. S8 as a single fuel proved to be a very capable alternative to ULSD#2 in terms of combustion performance nevertheless, exhibited higher soot emissions that have been mitigated with the RCCI strategy without penalty in engine performance.

scholarly journals Control of Exhaust Emissions Using Piston Coating on Two-StrokeSI Engines with Gasoline Blends

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. H16-H20
Author(s):  
A.V.N.S. Kiran ◽  
B. Ramanjaneyulu ◽  
M. Lokanath M. ◽  
S. Nagendra ◽  
G.E. Balachander
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Thermal Efficiency ◽  
Internal Combustion Engines ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Exhaust Emissions ◽  
Specific Fuel Consumption ◽  
Thermal Barrier ◽  
Piston Crown ◽  
Barrier Coating

An increase in fuel utilization to internal combustion engines, variation in gasoline price, reduction of the fossil fuels and natural resources, needs less carbon content in fuel to find an alternative fuel. This paper presents a comparative study of various gasoline blends in a single-cylinder two-stroke SI engine. The present experimental investigation with gasoline blends of butanol and propanol and magnesium partially stabilized zirconium (Mg-PSZ) as thermal barrier coating on piston crown of 100 µm. The samples of gasoline blends were blended with petrol in 1:4 ratios: 20 % of butanol and 80 % of gasoline; 20 % of propanol and 80 % of gasoline. In this work, the following engine characteristics of brake thermal efficiency (BTH), specific fuel consumption (SFC), HC, and CO emissions were measured for both coated and non-coated pistons. Experiments have shown that the thermal efficiency is increased by 2.2 % at P20. The specific fuel consumption is minimized by 2.2 % at P20. Exhaust emissions are minimized by 2.0 % of HC and 2.4 % of CO at B20. The results strongly indicate that the combination of thermal barrier coatings and gasoline blends can improve engine performance and reduce exhaust emissions.

Performance Analysis and Improvement Approach of HEV Extended Expansion Gasoline Engine

2011 ◽  
Vol 317-319 ◽  
pp. 1999-2006
Author(s):  
Yu Wan ◽  
Ai Min Du ◽  
Da Shao ◽  
Guo Qiang Li
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Performance Analysis ◽  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Economic Performance ◽  
Gasoline Engine ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Valve Train ◽  
Gasoline Engines ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Negative Impacts

According to the boost mathematical model verified by experiments, the valve train of traditional gasoline engine is optimized and improved to achieve extended expansion cycle. The simulation results of extended expansion gasoline engine shows that the extended expansion gasoline engine has a better economic performance, compared to traditional gasoline engines. The average brake special fuel consumption (BSFC) can reduce 22.78 g / kW•h by LIVC, but the negative impacts of extended expansion gasoline engine restrict the potential of extended expansion gasoline engine. This paper analyzes the extended expansion gasoline engine performance under the influence of LIVC, discusses the way to further improve extended expansion gasoline engine performance.

Parameter optimization of a diesel engine to reduce noise, fuel consumption, and exhaust emissions using response surface methodology

2005 ◽  
Vol 219 (10) ◽  
pp. 1181-1192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z Win ◽  
R P Gakkhar ◽  
S C Jain ◽  
M Bhattacharya
Keyword(s):  
Response Surface Methodology ◽  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Response Surface ◽  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Parameter Optimization ◽  
Direct Injection ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Optimization Techniques ◽  
Injection Timing ◽  
Test Engine

The conflicting effects of the operating parameters and the injection parameter (injection timing) on engine performance and environmental pollution factors is studied in this paper. As an optimization objective, a 3.5 kW small direct injection diesel engine was used as the test engine, and its speed, load, and static injection timing were varied as per 4 × 4 × 3 full factorial design array. Radiated engine noise, smoke level, brake specific fuel consumption, and emissions of unburned hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides were captured for all test runs. Objective functions relating input and output parameters were obtained using response surface methodology (RSM). Parameter optimization was carried out to control output responses under their mean limit using multi-objective goal programming and minimax programming optimization techniques.

Advanced Controls for Fuel Consumption and Time-on-Wing Optimization in Commercial Aircraft Engines

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Viassolo ◽  
Aditya Kumar ◽  
Brent Brunell
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Flight Control ◽  
Operation Mode ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Current Control ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Transient Operation ◽  
Engine Model ◽  
Flight Envelope

This paper introduces an architecture that improves the existing interface between flight control and engine control. The architecture is based on an on-board dynamic engine model, and advanced control and estimation techniques. It utilizes a Tracking Filter (TF) to estimate model parameters and thus allow a nominal model to match any given engine. The TF is combined with an Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) to estimate unmeasured engine states and performance outputs, such as engine thrust and turbine temperatures. These estimated outputs are then used by a Model Predictive Control (MPC), which optimizes engine performance subject to operability constraints. MPC objective and constraints are based on the aircraft operation mode. For steady-state operation, the MPC objective is to minimize fuel consumption. For transient operation, such as idle-to-takeoff, the MPC goal is to track a thrust demand profile, while minimizing turbine temperatures for extended engine time-on-wing. Simulations at different steady-state conditions over the flight envelope show important fuel savings with respect to current control technology. Simulations for a set of usual transient show that the TF/EKF/MPC combination can track a desired transient thrust profile and achieve significant reductions in peak and steady-state turbine gas and metal. These temperature reductions contribute heavily to extend the engine time-on-wing. Results for both steady state and transient operation modes are shown to be robust with respect to engine-engine variability, engine deterioration, and flight envelope operating point conditions. The approach proposed provides a natural framework for optimal accommodation of engine faults through integration with fault detection algorithms followed by update of the engine model and optimization constraints consistent with the fault. This is a potential future work direction.

scholarly journals Perfomance evaluation of a direct injection engine using different blends of soybean (Glycine max) methyl biodiesel

2011 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 916-922 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustavo H. Nietiedt ◽  
José F. Schlosser ◽  
Alexandre Russini ◽  
Ulisses G. Frantz ◽  
Rodrigo L. Ribas
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Glycine Max ◽  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Eddy Current ◽  
Diesel Fuel ◽  
Direct Injection ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
The Other ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources

Diesel fuel is used widely in Brazil and worldwide. On the other hand, the growing environmental awareness leads to a greater demand for renewable energy resources. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the use of different blends of soybean (Glycine max) methyl biodiesel and diesel in an ignition compression engine with direct injection fuel. The tests were performed on an electric eddy current dynamometer, using the blends B10, B50 and B100, with 10; 50 e 100% of biodiesel, respectively, in comparison to the commercial diesel B5, with 5% of biodiesel added to the fossil diesel. The engine performance was analyzed trough the tractor power take off (PTO) for each fuel, and the best results obtained for the power and the specific fuel consumption, respectively, were: B5 (44.62 kW; 234.87 g kW-1 h-1); B10 (44.73 kW; 233.78 g kW-1 h-1); B50 (44.11 kW; 250.40 g kW-1 h-1) e B100 (43.40 kW; 263.63 g kW-1 h-1). The best performance occurred with the use of B5 and B10 fuel, without significant differences between these blends. The B100 fuel showed significant differences compared to the other fuels.

Application of Over-Expansion Cycle to a Larger Gasoline Engine With Late-Closing of Intake Valves

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seiichi Shiga ◽  
Kenji Nishida ◽  
Shizuo Yagi ◽  
Youichi Miyashita ◽  
Yoshiharu Yuzawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Compression Ratio ◽  
Thermal Efficiency ◽  
Gasoline Engine ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Mechanical Efficiency ◽  
Expansion Ratio ◽  
Brake Thermal Efficiency ◽  
Gasoline Engines ◽  
Cylinder Test ◽  
Test Engine

This paper presents further investigation into the effect of over-expansion cycle with late-closing of intake valves on the engine performance in gasoline engines. A larger single-cylinder test engine with the stroke volume of 650 cc was used with four kinds of expansion ratio (geometrical compression ratio) from 10 to 25 and four sets of intake valve closure (I.V.C.) timings from 0 to 110 deg C.A. ABDC. Late-closing has an effect of decreasing the pumping work due to the reduction of intake vacuum, althogh higher expansion ratio increases the friction work due to the average cylinder pressure level. Combining the higher expansion ratio with the late-closing determines the mechanical efficiency on the basis of these two contrastive effects. The indicated thermal efficiency is mostly determined by the expansion ratio and little affected by the nominal compression ratio. The value of the indicated thermal efficiency reaches to 48% at most which is almost comparable with the value of diesel engines. The improvement of both indicated and brake thermal efficiency reaches to 16% which is much higher than ever reported by the authors. A simple thermodynamic calculation could successfully explain the behavior of the indicated thermal efficiency. The brake thermal efficiency could also be improved due to the increase in both mechanical and indicated efficiencies.

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