Hydraulic Effort and the Efficiencies of Pump and Motors With Compressible Fluid

Author(s):  
Perry Y. Li ◽  
Jonathan (Hans) Barkei

Abstract When hydraulic fluid is compressible, the usual formula of hydraulic power being the product of pressure (p) and volumetric flow Q, which accounts only for the flow work, is not sufficient. By deriving an explicit formula for the stored compressible energy in accordance with the possibly pressure-dependent bulk modulus, a hydraulic effort (with symbol Φ) is defined to be the sum of the fluid pressure and the compressible energy density at that pressure. It is shown that Φ is the conjugate variable to volumetric flow (Q) such that that the compressible hydraulic power flow is the product Φ(p)Q. With proper understanding of compressible hydraulic power flow, the ideal relationships of pumps and motors with compressible fluid are then derived. These differ from incompressible formulae by replacing p by Φ and identifying an appropriate displacement. From these, definitions for mechanical efficiency, volumetric efficiency, and power efficiency are obtained. Unlike the previous attempts, these definitions are mutually consistent in that the product of mechanical and volumetric efficiencies is indeed the power efficiency. Furthermore, they are exact and are suitable even if the bulk modulus is pressure dependent. To gain insights into these new efficiency definitions, various modes of non-ideal effects in a piston pump/motor with variable valve timing are modeled and their effects on the mechanical, volumetric and power efficiencies are obtained. These non-ideal effects include piston-bore friction, leakage, valve throttling, and non-ideal valve timing.

Author(s):  
Jason S. Souder ◽  
Parag Mehresh ◽  
J. Karl Hedrick ◽  
Robert W. Dibble

Homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engines are a promising engine technology due to their low emissions and high efficiencies. Controlling the combustion timing is one of the significant challenges to practical HCCI engine implementations. In a spark-ignited engine, the combustion timing is controlled by the spark timing. In a Diesel engine, the timing of the direct fuel injection controls the combustion timing. HCCI engines lack such direct in-cylinder mechanisms. Many actuation methods for affecting the combustion timing have been proposed. These include intake air heating, variable valve timing, variable compression ratios, and exhaust throttling. On a multi-cylinder engine, the combustion timing may have to be adjusted on each cylinder independently. However, the cylinders are coupled through the intake and exhaust manifolds. For some of the proposed actuation methods, affecting the combustion timing on one cylinder influences the combustion timing of the other cylinders. In order to implement one of these actuation methods on a multi-cylinder engine, the engine controller must account for the cylinder-to-cylinder coupling effects. A multi-cylinder HCCI engine model for use in the control design process is presented. The model is comprehensive enough to capture the cylinder-to-cylinder coupling effects, yet simple enough for the rapid simulations required by the control design process. Although the model could be used for controller synthesis, the model is most useful as a starting point for generating a reduced-order model, or as a plant model for evaluating potential controllers. Specifically, the model includes the dynamics for affecting the combustion timing through exhaust throttling. The model is readily applicable to many of the other actuation methods, such as variable valve timing. Experimental results validating the model are also presented.


2011 ◽  
Vol 264-265 ◽  
pp. 1719-1724 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.K.M. Mohiuddin ◽  
Md. Ataur Rahman ◽  
Yap Haw Shin

This paper aims to demonstrate the effectiveness of Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm Optimization and its practical application on the automobile engine valve timing where the variation of performance parameters required for finest tuning to obtain the optimal engine performances. The primary concern is to acquire the clear picture of the implementation of Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm and the essential of variable valve timing effects on the engine performances in various engine speeds. Majority of the research works in this project were in CAE software environment and method to implement optimization to 1D engine simulation. The paper conducts robust design optimization of CAMPRO 1.6L (S4PH) engine valve timing at various engine speeds using multiobjective genetic algorithm (MOGA) for the future variable valve timing (VVT) system research and development. This paper involves engine modelling in 1D software simulation environment, GT-Power. The GT-Power model is run simultaneously with mode Frontier to perform multiobjective optimization.


2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takahiro Miura ◽  
Shunichi Aoyama ◽  
Kaoru Onogawa ◽  
Takaya Fujia ◽  
Tetsuro Murata ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Akane Ishizuka ◽  
Narimasa Ueda ◽  
Yoshitaka Morimoto ◽  
Akio Hayashi ◽  
Yoshiyuki Kaneko ◽  
...  

Abstract Since shifting to electric vehicles as a countermeasure against global warming is not always easy to complete, the hybrid car has been considered as another possible solution. However, based on the calculation of total CO2 emissions, all hybrid cars which will constitute 90% of all cars are expected to be equipped with an internal combustion engine even after 2030. Therefore, further efficiency improvement of the internal combustion engine is necessary. One of the key factors is the variable valve timing and variable lift with the 3D cam mechanism. Since conventional technology uses a complicated link mechanism and servo motor control, this leads a problem to set into small cars or motorcycles because they cannot afford to install the variable valve timing and variable lift with cam mechanism. To solve this problem, a cam shape with a three-dimensional curved surface has been proposed. In order to create this shape, the machining method for non-axisymmetric curved surface turning (NACS-Turning) is required. To build the new system, our research group has proposed a new machining method using a driven type rotary tool and a linear motor driven moving table to enable to achieve NACS-Turning. In this new system, a new tool rotation axis (B axis) is adopted to synchronize its rotational position with the rotational position of the spindle (C axis) holding the workpiece, the X1-, X2-, and Z-Axis positions in total. In this paper, the new hardware configuration is proposed to overcome the present machining accuracy.


2019 ◽  
Vol 141 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ender İnce ◽  
Mehmet A. Güler

In the last few decades, power-split infinitely variable transmission (IVT) systems have attracted considerable attention as they ensure high driving comfort with high total efficiencies, especially in off-highway vehicles and agricultural machines. In this study, a novel power-split-input-coupled IVT system is developed. The effects of various dynamic parameters such as power flow and Willis transmission ratio on the mechanical efficiency of the systems are investigated. Kinematic analysis of the new system has been carried out. In addition power flow equations are derived as functions of the power that flows through the infinitely variable unit (IVU). The results indicate that the main parameters, which are strictly related to mechanical efficiency are the power and torque flows through the IVU.


2016 ◽  
Vol 138 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Essam Lauibi Esmail

The concept of potential power efficiency is introduced as the efficiency of an epicyclic gear train (EGT) measured in any moving reference frame. The conventional efficiency can be computed in a carrier-moving reference frame in which the gear carrier appears relatively fixed. In principle, by attaching the reference frame to an appropriate link, torques can be calculated with respect to each input, output, or (relatively) fixed link in the EGT. Once the power flow direction is obtained from the potential power ratio, the torque ratios are obtained from the potential power efficiencies, the particular expression of the efficiency of the EGT is found in a simple manner. A systematic methodology for the efficiency analysis of one and two degree-of-freedom (DOF) EGTs is described, and 14 ready-to-use efficiency formulas are derived for 2DOF gear pair entities (GPEs). This paper includes also a discussion on the redundancy of the efficiency formulas used for 1DOF GPEs. An incomplete in the efficiency formulas in previous literature, which make them susceptible to wrong application, is brought to light.


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