The Study of Residence Time and Flow Rate of Lubricating Oil Through the Top Ring Zone of a Gasoline Engine

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter M. Lee ◽  
Martin Priest ◽  
Moray Stark ◽  
Robert Ian Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Residence Time ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Fuel Economy ◽  
Gasoline Engine ◽  
Lubricating Oil ◽  
Lubricant Degradation ◽  
Ring Zone ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
Harsh Conditions ◽  
Lubricant Viscosity

With the ever increasing demand on lubricant manufacturers to improve fuel economy, fuel economy retention and increase the drain intervals of their lubricants there is an increasing need to understand which factors effect the degradation of the lubricant in the sump. The harsh conditions in the ring pack have been shown to be responsible for the majority of the lubricant degradation in the engine. Therefore in this investigation the flow rate of lubricant through, and residence time of lubricant in, the top ring zone of a gasoline engine with respect to load and speed has been experimentally measured. An initial effect of the lubricant viscosity on these parameters has also been investigated. The theory and experimental methods are described before the experimental results are presented and discussed. The work has shown that the overall effect of engine speed on sump lubricant degradation is nominal, and that the level of sump degradation increases with increasing engine load.

Removal of trichloroethylene and trichloroethane using a novel hollow-fibre gas-permeable membrane

2003 ◽  
Vol 3 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 67-72
Author(s):  
S. Takizawa ◽  
T. Win
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Flow Regime ◽  
Removal Efficiency ◽  
Residence Time ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Air Flow ◽  
Hollow Fibre ◽  
Permeation Rate ◽  
Permeable Membrane ◽  
Diffusional Boundary Layer

In order to evaluate effects of operational parameters on the removal efficiency of trichloroethylene and 1,1,1-trichloroethene from water, lab-scale experiments were conducted using a novel hollow-fibre gaspermeable membrane system, which has a very thin gas-permeable membrane held between microporous support membranes. The permeation rate of chlorinated hydrocarbons increased at higher temperature and water flow rate. On the other hand, the effects of the operational conditions in the permeate side were complex. When the permeate side was kept at low pressure without sweeping air (pervaporation), the removal efficiency of chlorinated hydrocarbon, as well as water permeation rate, was low probably due to lower level of membrane swelling on the permeate side. But when a very small amount of air was swept on the membrane (air perstripping) under a low pressure, it showed a higher efficiency than in any other conditions. Three factors affecting the permeation rate are: 1) reduction of diffusional boundary layer within the microporous support membrane, 2) air/vapour flow regime and short cutting, and 3) the extent of membrane swelling on the permeate side. A higher air flow, in general, reduces the diffusional boundary layer, but at the same time disrupts the flow regime, causes short cutting, and makes the membrane dryer. Due to these multiple effects on gas permeation, there is an optimum operational condition concerning the vacuum pressure and the air flow rate. Under the optimum operational condition, the residence time within the hollow-fibre membrane to achieve 99% removal of TCE was 5.25 minutes. The log (removal rate) was linearly correlated with the average hydraulic residence time within the membrane, and 1 mg/L of TCE can be reduced to 1 μg/L (99.9% removal).

Sorption and desorption of phosphorus by shale: batch and column studies

2010 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 599-606 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johnsely S. Cyrus ◽  
G. B. Reddy
Keyword(s):  
Residence Time ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Nutrient Release ◽  
Phosphorus Sorption ◽  
Column Studies ◽  
Desorption Process ◽  
Low Concentrations ◽  
Sorbent Materials ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
The Cost

Constructed wetland systems have gained attention as attractive solutions for wastewater treatment. Wetlands are not efficient to treat wastewater with high concentrations of phosphorus (P). In order to remove high soluble P loads by wetland, sorbent beds can be added prior to the discharge of wastewater into wetlands. Sorption by sorbent materials is identified as a method for trapping excess P in wastewaters. In the present investigation, shale has been identified as a sorbent material for removal of phosphate (PO4-P) due to the cost effectiveness, stability and possibility of regeneration. The study focuses on the removal of PO4-P from wastewater using shale and the feasibility of using the P-sorbed material as slow-release fertilizer. Phosphorus sorption experiments were conducted by using shale (2 mm and 2–4.7 mm). Results indicate that Shale I (particle size = 2 mm) showed the highest sorption of PO4-P (500 ± 44 mg kg−1). Breakthrough point was reached within 10 h in columns with flow rates of 2 and 3 ml min−1. Lower flow rate of 1 ml min−1 showed an average residence time of about 2 h while columns with a higher flow rate of 3 ml min−1 showed a residence time of about 40 minutes. Variation in flow rate did not influence the desorption process. Since very low concentrations of PO4-P are released, Shale saturated with PO4-P may be used as a slow nutrient release source of P or as a soil amendment. The sorbent can also be regenerated by removing the sorbed PO4-P by using 0.1 N HCl.

Tumble Flow Measurements Using Three Different Methods and Its Effects on Fuel Economy and Emissions

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myoungjin Kim ◽  
Sihun Lee ◽  
Wootae Kim
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Economy ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Gasoline Engine ◽  
Exhaust Emissions ◽  
Combustion Stability ◽  
Lean Burn ◽  
Flow Measurements ◽  
Part Load ◽  
Gasoline Engines ◽  
Dynamometer Test

In-cylinder flows such as tumble and swirl have an important role on the engine combustion efficiencies and emission formations. In particular, the tumble flow, which is dominant in-cylinder flow in current high performance gasoline engines, has an important effect on the fuel consumptions and exhaust emissions under part load conditions. Therefore, it is important to know the effect of the tumble ratio on the part load performance and optimize the tumble ratio of a gasoline engine for better fuel economy and exhaust emissions. First step in optimizing a tumble flow is to measure a tumble ratio accurately. In this research the tumble flow was measured, compared and correlated using three different measurement methods: steady flow rig, 2-Dimensional PIV, and 3-Dimensional PTV. Engine dynamometer test was performed to find out the effect of the tumble ratio on the part load performance. Dynamometer test results of high tumble ratio engine showed faster combustion speed, retarded MBT timing, higher exhaust emissions, and a better lean burn combustion stability. Lean limit of the baseline engine was expanded from A/F=18:1 to A/F=21:1 by increasing a tumble ratio using MTV.

Economy and emission characteristics of the optimal dilution strategy in lean combustion based on GDI gasoline engine equipped with prechamber

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 168781402110381
Author(s):  
Li Wang ◽  
Zhaoming Huang ◽  
Wang Tao ◽  
Kai Shen ◽  
Weiguo Chen
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Economy ◽  
Gasoline Engine ◽  
Direct Injection ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Gasoline Direct Injection ◽  
Dilution Ratio ◽  
Lean Combustion ◽  
Excess Air ◽  
Combustion Phase ◽  
Hc Emissions

EGR and excess-air dilution have been investigated in a 1.5 L four cylinders gasoline direct injection (GDI) turbocharged engine equipped with prechamber. The influences of the two different dilution technologies on the engine performance are explored. The results show that at 2400 rpm and 12 bar, EGR dilution can adopt more aggressive ignition advanced angle to achieve optimal combustion phasing. However, excess-air dilution has greater fuel economy than that of EGR dilution owing to larger in-cylinder polytropic exponent. As for prechamber, when dilution ratio is greater than 37.1%, the combustion phase is advanced, resulting in fuel economy improving. Meanwhile, only when the dilution ratio is under 36.2%, the HC emissions of excess-air dilution are lower than the original engine. With the increase of dilution ratio, the CO emissions decrease continuously. The NOX emissions of both dilution technologies are 11% of those of the original engine. Excess-air dilution has better fuel economy and very low CO emissions. EGR dilution can effectively reduce NOX emissions, but increase HC emissions. Compared with spark plug ignition, the pre chamber ignition has lower HC, CO emissions, and higher NO emissions. At part load, the pre-chamber ignition reduces NOX emissions to 49 ppm.

greater the probability that the particles will miss the high shear zones on a single pass through the device. For this reason the discharge of many rotor/stator devices is re-stricted with a series of holes or bars, or with a grid, which performs two separate tasks. First, a discharge grid absolutely limits the maximum particle size that can exit the mixer. If the holes on the discharge grid are 2 mm, it is virtually impossible for par-ticles larger than that diameter to pass through the machine. Rotor/stator in-line mix-ers are made with restricting grids as small as 0.5 mm, and a wide range of larger sizes up to 50 mm or even unrestricted outlets. A sample of such grids is presented in Fig. 29. But even the smallest usable discharge grid does not necessarily provide abso-lute control of the required size distributions in the range of fine dispersion. This is the second reason for the restriction on the discharge. By putting a more limiting dis-charge on the outlet, the flow rate through the device for a given set of pumping cir-cumstances (viscosity, density, system suction, and discharge head) is reduced and the residence time in the machine for a given particle or droplet is increased. The longer residence time increases the probability that a particle has to travel through the highest shearing zones and, thereby, be reduced to the smallest size that the machine is capable of producing. • • • • " ' ; • " * * «L £ J- •-

1998 ◽  
pp. 358-360
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Residence Time ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Shear Zones ◽  
High Shear ◽  
Single Pass ◽  
Fine Dispersion ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Maximum Particle ◽  
Pass Through

scholarly journals Electric Boosting and Energy Recovery Systems for Engine Downsizing

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (24) ◽  
pp. 4636 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mamdouh Alshammari ◽  
Fuhaid Alshammari ◽  
Apostolos Pesyridis
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Economy ◽  
Energy Recovery ◽  
Passenger Cars ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
Boosting Method ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
Selection Of

Due to the increasing demand for better fuel economy and increasingly stringent emissions regulations, engine manufacturers have paid attention towards engine downsizing as the most suitable technology to meet these requirements. This study sheds light on the technology currently available or under development that enables engine downsizing in passenger cars. Pros and cons, and any recently published literature of these systems, will be considered. The study clearly shows that no certain boosting method is superior. Selection of the best boosting method depends largely on the application and complexity of the system.

scholarly journals Prediction Models of Droplet Characteristics Based on the Locally Convergent Configurations in PMMA Microchips

2021 ◽  
Vol 2097 (1) ◽  
pp. 012027
Author(s):  
Zhongxin Liu ◽  
Zhiliang Wang ◽  
Chao Wang ◽  
Jinsong Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Flow Rate ◽  
Relative Position ◽  
Prediction Models ◽  
Continuous Phase ◽  
Lubricating Oil ◽  
Flow Rate Ratio ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Exponential Relationship ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Relationship Of

Abstract This paper novel designed the local convergence configuration in the coaxial channels to study the two-phase flow (lubricating oil (continuous phase, flow rate Q c)/deionized water (dispersed phase, flow rate Q d)). Two geometric control variables, the relative position (x) and tapering characteristics (α), had the different effects on the droplet formation. The increase of relative position x caused the higher frequency and finer droplets, and the increase of convergence angle α, took the opposite effects. The results indicated that the equivalent dimensionless droplet length Ld/Wout and the flow rate ratio Qd/Qc had an exponential relationship of about 1/2. Similarly, it was found that the dispersed droplets generating frequency and the two-phase capillary number, CaTP = uTPμc/σ, had an exponential relationship. The advantage of the convergent configurations in micro-channel was the size and efficiency of droplet generation was very favorable to be controlled by α and x.

scholarly journals Extraction and tribological investigation of top piston ring zone oil from a gasoline engine

2006 ◽  
Vol 220 (3) ◽  
pp. 171-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. M. Lee ◽  
M Priest ◽  
M. S. Stark ◽  
J. J. Wilkinson ◽  
Lindsay J. R. Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Piston Ring ◽  
Gasoline Engine ◽  
Ring Zone

Development of one-axis controlled bearingless motor and its application to a centrifugal pump for extremely low temperature

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 1287-1294
Author(s):  
Hirohisa Kato ◽  
Mochimitsu Komori ◽  
Ken-ichi Asami ◽  
Nobuo Sakai
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Centrifugal Pump ◽  
Liquid Nitrogen ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Maximum Flow ◽  
Magnetic Bearing ◽  
Lubricating Oil ◽  
Bearingless Motor ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Conventional Study

In this paper, a centrifugal pump for for extremely low temperature was fabricated and evaluated by experiments in liquid nitrogen. The pump is using a bearingless motor and permanent magnet bearings to levitate and rotate the rotor without lubricating oil. The difference from the conventional study is that a one-axis controlled bearingless motor is used to reduce the magnetic bearing cost and that the bearings are installed in the liquid to eliminate a shaft-seal. Stable levitation and rotation of the rotor were confirmed in the rotation and pump experiments in liquid nitrogen. In pump experiment, the flow rate of liquid nitrogen was measured at 1 cm in a pumping height. The maximum flow rate was 1.3 L/min when the rotation speed is 1,800 rpm.

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