Simulation of Instantaneous Heat Transfer in Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engines: Unsteady Thermal Boundary Layer Modelling

Author(s):  
David R. Buttsworth ◽  
Abdalla Agrira ◽  
Ray Malpress ◽  
Talal Yusaf

Simulation of internal combustion engine heat transfer using low-dimensional thermodynamic modelling often relies on quasi-steady heat transfer correlations. However, unsteady thermal boundary layer modelling could make a useful contribution because of the inherent unsteadiness of the internal combustion engine environment. Previous formulations of the unsteady energy equations for internal combustion engine thermal boundary layer modelling appear to imply that it is necessary to adopt the restrictive assumption that isentropic processes occur in the gas external to the thermal boundary layer. Such restrictions are not required and we have investigated if unsteady modelling can improve the simulation of crank-resolved heat transfer. A modest degree of success is reported for the present modelling which relies on a constant effective turbulent thermal conductivity. Improvement in the unsteady thermal boundary layer simulations is expected in future when the temporal and spatial variation in effective turbulent conductivity is correctly modelled.

Author(s):  
David R. Buttsworth ◽  
Abdalla Agrira ◽  
Ray Malpress ◽  
Talal Yusaf

Simulation of internal combustion engine heat transfer using low-dimensional thermodynamic modeling often relies on quasisteady heat transfer correlations. However, unsteady thermal boundary layer modeling could make a useful contribution because of the inherent unsteadiness of the internal combustion engine environment. Previous formulations of the unsteady energy equations for internal combustion engine thermal boundary layer modeling appear to imply that it is necessary to adopt the restrictive assumption that isentropic processes occur in the gas external to the thermal boundary layer. Such restrictions are not required and we have investigated if unsteady modeling can improve the simulation of crank-resolved heat transfer. A modest degree of success is reported for the present modeling, which relies on a constant effective turbulent thermal conductivity. Improvement in the unsteady thermal boundary layer simulations is expected in the future when the temporal and spatial variations in effective turbulent conductivity are correctly modeled.


Fire Safety ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. 15-34
Author(s):  
P. Hashchuk ◽  
S. Nikipchuk

The general principles of model reflection of working processes in the internal combustion engine are investigated. Like that intramolecular (chemically effective), molecular (thermodynamically active) or macroscopic (ordered by external manifestation) motion in substances causes mass transfer - diffusion, impulse transfer - viscosity, as well as they form the transfer of energy of disordered motion - heat-exchanging. By tying the phenomena of mass, momentum and energy transfer with molecular, intraocular and ordered motions, respectively, the leading, radial and convection components of each of these phenomena can be distinguished. Due to the common condition, diffusion, viscosity, heat transfer are interconnected phenomena and play a decisive role in processes passing through cylinders of the internal combustion engine. Therefore, they together should have been subject to some general harmonious theory of motion and energy exchange, which is based on the uniform physical and mathematical principles of environmental reflection. However, today such a theory does not exist. Because of this, in the study of heat exchange processes in the internal combustion engines we have to move, relying heavily on the principles of empiricism. In spite of the extremely complex phenomenon of  heat transfer, the internal combustion engine in the working space of the engine is such that it allows us to rely on relatively simple model descriptions based on the principles of empiricism. The purpose of the work — based on the principles of the theory of similarity, to justify the possibility of adequate reflection and formalized generalization of experimentally identified information about the laws of the flow of heat transfer processes in the engines of Otto (the engine of rapid internal combustion). The main object of empirical research is the coefficient of heat transfer. Only meaningful transparency and ease of use can be explained by the fact that so far this concept is widely used, although it is completely motivated can be replaced by a more general dimensionless characteristic. A great deal of empirical dependencies are proposed for calculating this coefficient. Each of them has own level of universality and it is applicability limits for adequacy. Generally, universality and adequacy are not mutually conductive characteristics of the quality of empirical relationships. That is why studying a certain set of engine operating modes, it is desirable to involve in the mathematical and experimental apparatus of research, such analytically displayed empirical relationships, which within this set remained unchanged by the structure and values of its main parameters. Heat transfer in the cylinder of the engine of rapid internal combustion between the gas and the wall of the combustion space occurs mainly due to forced convection. Actually in the engine operating on the Otto cycle, the heat transfer as a result of radiation in the course of fueling is generally negligible because (unlike a diesel engine), in the projectile of combustion, there is not a significant amount of fired particles of soot, and by themselves, gases as emitters, as compared to forced turbulent convection, can tolerate a relatively small amount of heat, which is unlikely to be taken into consideration in general. Equation of forced convection is traditionally based on a similarity relationship between criteria Nusselt (Nu), Reynolds (Re), Prandtl (Pr); C, n, m, — constant. G.Woschni found out that the values of the degrees of power are acceptable  and .But in general it turned out that good simulation results can be obtained on the basis of experimental information on the flow of pressure and average temperature in the engine cylinder, taking  and for each mode of operation of the engine its meaning  from the range .Examples of model reproduction of the change in the coefficient of heat output from the angle of rotation of the motor shaft for different loads are given.


Author(s):  
Jiang Lu ◽  
Ashwani K. Gupta ◽  
Eugene L. Keating

Abstract Numerical simulation of flow, combustion, heat release rate and pollutants emission characteristics have been obtained using a single cylinder internal combustion engine operating with propane as the fuel. The data are compared with experimental results and show excellent agreement for peak pressure and the rate of pressure rise as a function of crank angle. The results obtained for NO and CO are also found to be in good agreement and are similar to those reported in the literature for the chosen combustion chamber geometry. The results have shown that both the combustion chamber geometry and engine operating parameters affects the flame growth within the combustion chamber which subsequently affects the pollutants emission levels. The code employed the time marching procedure and solves the governing partial differential equations of multi-component chemically reacting fluid flow by finite difference method. The numerical results provide a cost effective means of developing advanced internal combustion engine chamber geometry design that provides high efficiency and low pollution levels. It is expected that increased computational tools will be used in the future for enhancing our understanding of the detailed combustion process in internal combustion engines and all other energy conversion systems. Such detailed information is critical for the development of advanced methods for energy conservation and environmental pollution control.


Author(s):  
Volodumur Suvolapov ◽  
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Andriy Novitskiy ◽  
Vasul Khmelevski ◽  
Oleksandr Bustruy ◽  
...  

The article analyzes scientific publications and literary studies of heat transfer processes in cylinders of internal combustion engines. The research of temperature fields in engines during their operation at different modes with the use of a software package and calculation module is presented. The results of modeling and thermo-metering in homogeneous and laminated engine cylinder liners are analyzed. Graphic dependencies and temperature distribution by cylinder wall thickness at maximum and minimum temperature on cylinder surface are given. On the basis of researches it is established that at laminating and pressing of inserts temperature fields in the engine cylinder change, temperature on an internal surface of the cylinder increases at laminating on 6,5 °С, and at pressing - on 4,5 °С. This is explained by the fact that the contact layer during plastification is in the zone of non-stationary mode, and when pressing the contact layer is in the zone of stationary mode and thus increases the thickness of the cylinder by 2 millimeters. It is established that the difference of minimum and maximum temperatures on the inner surface of the cylinder practically remains the same as that of a homogeneous cylinder. Thus, modeling becomes the most effective scientific tool in the development and implementation of long-term evaluation of options for improving ICE.


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