Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis on the Performance of the High-Pressure Fuel Pump for Diesel Engines

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dexing Qian ◽  
Ridong Liao ◽  
Jianhua Xiang ◽  
Baigang Sun ◽  
Shangyong Wang
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Diesel Engines ◽  
Interaction Analysis ◽  
Physical Phenomenon ◽  
Fluid Structure Interaction ◽  
Dead Volume ◽  
Fuel Pump ◽  
Fluid Structure ◽  
Structure Interaction ◽  
Spring Force

In this paper, a 3-D fluid-structure interaction (FSI) analysis on the performance of the high-pressure fuel pump for diesel engines is presented. The fluid and structure are two-way coupled and several complex factors are taken into accounts in the FSI model. For instance, the fluid model includes not only the high-pressure fuel pump but also the rail and pressure-control valve which are used to maintain a stable delivery pressure of the pump; Gap boundary condition is adopted to simulate the opening and closing of the valve; The flow is assumed to be nonisothermal and the physical properties of the fuel such as dynamic viscosity and density are functions of pressure and temperature. While in the structure model, the spring force on the valve and the contacts between the valve and the valve seat as well as the top block are considered. The calculated volumetric efficiency losses agree well with the experiments, which indicates that the FSI model established in this study could well predict the physical phenomenon taking place in the high-pressure fuel pump. Several new conclusions can be drawn from the discussions on the results such as the suction efficiency loss due to the delay closing of the inlet valve is extremely small while the suction loss due to the expansion of the high-pressure fuel entrapped in the dead volume is very large.

Damping Effect in Fluid-Structure Interaction: Application to Slamming Problem

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Aquelet ◽  
M. Souli
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Physical Phenomenon ◽  
Fluid Structure Interaction ◽  
Underwater Explosion ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Damping Factor ◽  
Local Pressure ◽  
Shipbuilding Industry ◽  
Fluid Structure ◽  
Structure Interaction

During a high velocity impact of a structure on an incompressible fluid, impulse loads with high pressure peaks occur. This physical phenomenon called ‘slamming’ is a concern in the shipbuilding industry because of the possibility of hull damage. Shipbuilding companies are carrying out several studies on the slamming modeling using FEM software. This paper presents the prediction of the local high pressure load on a wedge striking a free surface. The fluid-structure interaction is simulated by a fluid-structure coupling algorithm. This method of coupling, which makes it possible to transmit the efforts in pressure from the Eulerian grid to the Lagrangian grid and vice versa, is a relatively recent algorithmic development. It was successfully used in many scientific and industrial applications: the modeling of the bird strike on the fuselage of a Jet for the Boeing Corporation, underwater explosion shaking the oil platforms, and airbag simulation in automotive industry... Predicting the local pressure peak on the structure requires an accurate fluid-structure interaction algorithm. Thus, some penalty coupling enhancements make the slamming modeling possible. The main improvement is a numerical damping factor which permits to smoothing of the pressure signal.

A Nonisothermal Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis on the Piston/Cylinder Interface Leakage of High-Pressure Fuel Pump

2014 ◽  
Vol 136 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dexing Qian ◽  
Ridong Liao
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Interaction Analysis ◽  
Fluid Structure Interaction ◽  
Fluid Pressure ◽  
Leakage Rate ◽  
Fluid Structure ◽  
Structure Interaction ◽  
Piston Cylinder ◽  
Piston Pair ◽  
Nonisothermal Fluid

In this paper, a nonisothermal fluid-structure interaction mathematical model for the piston/cylinder interface leakage is presented. Full account is taken of the piston eccentricity, elastic deformations of the piston pair, the nonisothermal flow in the interface, and the physical properties of the fluid such as the pressure-viscosity and temperature-viscosity effects. The numerical method for the solution of the model is given, which can simultaneously solve for the fluid pressure distribution and leakage rate in the interface. The model is validated by comparing the calculated leakage rates with the measurements. Results show the good accuracy of the model. The impacts of parameters such as the piston diameter, the initial clearance between the piston pair, and the piston velocity on the leakage rate are discussed. Some of the conclusions provide good guidance for the design of high-pressure fuel pumps.

Damping Effect in Fluid-Structure Interaction: Application to Slamming Problem

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Aquelet ◽  
M. Souli
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Physical Phenomenon ◽  
Fluid Structure Interaction ◽  
Underwater Explosion ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Damping Factor ◽  
Local Pressure ◽  
Shipbuilding Industry ◽  
Fluid Structure ◽  
Structure Interaction

During a high velocity impact of a structure on an incompressible fluid, impulse loads with high pressure peaks occur. This physical phenomenon called ‘slamming’ is a concern in the shipbuilding industry because of the possibility of hull damage. Shipbuilding companies are carrying out several studies on the slamming modeling using FEM software. This paper presents the prediction of the local high pressure load on a wedge striking a free surface. The fluid-structure interaction is simulated by a fluid-structure coupling algorithm. This method of coupling, which makes it possible to transmit the efforts in pressure from the Eulerian grid to the Lagrangian grid and vice versa, is a relatively recent algorithmic development. It was successfully used in many scientific and industrial applications: the modeling of the bird strike on the fuselage of a Jet for the Boeing Coporation, underwater explosion shaking the oil platforms, and airbag simulation in automotive industry... Predicting the local pressure peak on the structure requires an accurate fluid-structure interaction algorithm. Thus, some penalty coupling enhancements make the slamming modeling possible. The main improvement is a numerical damping factor which permits to smoothing of the pressure signal.

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