A Study on EGR Utilization in Natural Gas SI Engines Using a Two-Zone Combustion Model

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amr Ibrahim ◽  
Saiful Bari ◽  
Frank Bruno
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Combustion Model ◽  
Si Engines

scholarly journals Investigation on heat transfer evaluation for a more efficient two-zone combustion model in the case of natural gas SI engines

2011 ◽  
Vol 31 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 319-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohand Said Lounici ◽  
Khaled Loubar ◽  
Mourad Balistrou ◽  
Mohand Tazerout
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
Combustion Model ◽  
Si Engines

A fractal-based quasi-dimensional combustion model for SI engines fuelled by hydrogen enriched compressed natural gas

2012 ◽  
Vol 37 (12) ◽  
pp. 9892-9901 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fanhua Ma ◽  
Shun Li ◽  
Jianbiao Zhao ◽  
Zhengliang Qi ◽  
Jiao Deng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Combustion Model ◽  
Compressed Natural Gas ◽  
Si Engines

A Quasi-Dimensional Combustion Model for SI Engines Fuelled by Hydrogen Enriched Compressed Natural Gas

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fanhua Ma ◽  
Haiquan Liu ◽  
Yu Wang ◽  
Junjun Wang ◽  
Shangfen Ding ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Combustion Model ◽  
Compressed Natural Gas ◽  
Si Engines

Design Analysis of a Micro Gas Turbine Combustion Chamber Burning Natural Gas

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
André Perpignan V. de Campos ◽  
Fernando L. Sacomano Filho ◽  
Guenther C. Krieger Filho
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
Combustion Chamber ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Mixture Fraction ◽  
Combustion Model ◽  
Inlet Temperature ◽  
Gas Combustion ◽  
Micro Turbine

Gas turbines are reliable energy conversion systems since they are able to operate with variable fuels and independently from seasonal natural changes. Within that reality, micro gas turbines have been increasing the importance of its usage on the onsite generation. Comparatively, less research has been done, leaving more room for improvements in this class of gas turbines. Focusing on the study of a flexible micro turbine set, this work is part of the development of a low cost electric generation micro turbine, which is capable of burning natural gas, LPG and ethanol. It is composed of an originally automotive turbocompressor, a combustion chamber specifically designed for this application, as well as a single stage axial power turbine. The combustion chamber is a reversed flow type and has a swirl stabilized combustor. This paper is dedicated to the diagnosis of the natural gas combustion in this chamber using computational fluid dynamics techniques compared to measured experimental data of temperature inside the combustion chamber. The study emphasizes the near inner wall temperature, turbine inlet temperature and dilution holes effectiveness. The calculation was conducted with the Reynolds Stress turbulence model coupled with the conventional β-PDF equilibrium along with mixture fraction transport combustion model. Thermal radiation was also considered. Reasonable agreement between experimental data and computational simulations was achieved, providing confidence on the phenomena observed on the simulations, which enabled the design improvement suggestions and analysis included in this work.

Prediction of Pressure Rise in a Gas Turbine Exhaust Duct Under Flameout Scenarios While Operating On Hydrogen and Natural Gas Blends

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Orlando Ugarte ◽  
Suresh Menon ◽  
Wayne Rattigan ◽  
Paul Winstanley ◽  
Priyank Saxena ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Combustion Process ◽  
Pressure Rise ◽  
Combustion Model ◽  
Computational Domain ◽  
Cfd Model ◽  
Exhaust Duct ◽  
Gas Turbine Exhaust ◽  
Turbine Exhaust

Abstract In recent years, there is a growing interest in blending hydrogen with natural gas fuels to produce low carbon electricity. It is important to evaluate the safety of gas turbine packages under these conditions, such as late-light off and flameout scenarios. However, the assessment of the safety risks by performing experiments in full-scale exhaust ducts is a very expensive and, potentially, risky endeavor. Computational simulations using a high fidelity CFD model provide a cost-effective way of assessing the safety risk. In this study, a computational model is implemented to perform three dimensional, compressible and unsteady simulations of reacting flows in a gas turbine exhaust duct. Computational results were validated against data obtained at the simulated conditions in a representative geometry. Due to the enormous size of the geometry, special attention was given to the discretization of the computational domain and the combustion model. Results show that CFD model predicts main features of the pressure rise driven by the combustion process. The peak pressures obtained computationally and experimentally differed in 20%. This difference increased up to 45% by reducing the preheated inflow conditions. The effects of rig geometry and flow conditions on the accuracy of the CFD model are discussed.

scholarly journals Fundamental Study on Combustion Improvement by Mixture-Flow in Natural Gas-Fueled Lean-Burn SI Engines

2000 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 254-259
Author(s):  
Daisuke Segawa ◽  
Toshikazu Kadota ◽  
Masashi Ohno ◽  
Takeshi Mizobuchi ◽  
Katsumi Kataoka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Lean Burn ◽  
Mixture Flow ◽  
Fundamental Study ◽  
Si Engines ◽  
Gas Fueled

A Study on In-Cylinder Injection of Low Pressure Natural Gas for Performance Improvement of Small Sized Two-Stroke SI Engines

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiyuji Hatakeyama ◽  
Yoshio Sekiya ◽  
Tadashi Murayama ◽  
Shunsaku Nakai ◽  
Takahiro Sako ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Performance Improvement ◽  
Low Pressure ◽  
Si Engines

scholarly journals Parametric Knocking Performance Investigation of Spark Ignition Natural Gas Engines and Dual Fuel Engines

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 459 ◽  
Author(s):  
La Xiang ◽  
Gerasimos Theotokatos ◽  
Haining Cui ◽  
Keda Xu ◽  
Hongkai Ben ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Compression Ratio ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Spark Ignition ◽  
Combustion Model ◽  
Dual Fuel ◽  
Ignition Timing ◽  
Natural Gas Engines ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Pilot Fuel

Both spark ignition (SI) natural gas engines and compression ignition (CI) dual fuel (DF) engines suffer from knocking when the unburnt mixture ignites spontaneously prior to the flame front arrival. In this study, a parametric investigation is performed on the knocking performance of these two engine types by using the GT-Power software. An SI natural gas engine and a DF engine are modelled by employing a two-zone zero-dimensional combustion model, which uses Wiebe function to determine the combustion rate and provides adequate prediction of the unburnt zone temperature, which is crucial for the knocking prediction. The developed models are validated against experimentally measured parameters and are subsequently used for performing parametric investigations. The derived results are analysed to quantify the effect of the compression ratio, air-fuel equivalence ratio and ignition timing on both engines as well as the effect of pilot fuel energy proportion on the DF engine. The results demonstrate that the compression ratio of the investigated SI and DF engines must be limited to 11 and 16.5, respectively, for avoiding knocking occurrence. The ignition timing for the SI and the DF engines must be controlled after −38°CA and 3°CA, respectively. A higher pilot fuel energy proportion between 5% and 15% results in increasing the knocking tendency and intensity for the DF Engine at high loads. This study results in better insights on the impacts of the investigated engine design and operating settings for natural gas (NG)-fuelled engines, thus it can provide useful support for obtaining the optimal settings targeting a desired combustion behaviour and engine performance while attenuating the knocking tendency.

Development and Validation of an Ignition Model for SI Engines

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefania Falfari ◽  
Gian Marco Bianchi
Keyword(s):  
Cfd Simulation ◽  
Combustion Process ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Combustion Model ◽  
Test Case ◽  
Ignition Process ◽  
Mean Flow ◽  
Flame Kernel ◽  
Si Engines

In SI engines the ignition process strongly affects the combustion process. Its accurate modelling becomes a key issue for a design-oriented CFD simulation of the combustion process. Different approaches to simulate ignition have been proposed. The common base is decoupling the physics related to the very first ignition phase when a plasma is formed from that of the development of the flame kernel. The critical point of ignition models is related to the capability of representing the effect of ignition system characteristics, the criterion used for flame deposit and the initialisation of the combustion model. This paper aims to present and validates extensively an ignition model suited for CFD calculation of premixed combustion. The ignition model implemented in a customized version of the Kiva 3 code is coupled with ECFM Flamelet combustion model. The ignition model simulates the plasma/kernel expansion based on a lump evaluation of main ignition processes (i.e., breakdown, arc-phase and glow phase). A double switch criterion based on physical and numerical consideration is used to switch to the main combustion model. The Herweg and Maly experimental test case has been used to check the model capability. In particular, two different ignition systems having different amount of electrical energy released during spark discharge are considered. Comparisons with experimental results allowed testing the model with respect to its capability to reproduce the effects of mixture equivalence ratio, mean flow, turbulence and spark energy on flame kernel development as never done before in three-dimensional RANS CFD combustion modelling of premixed flames.

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