A study on the characteristics of in-cylinder intake flow in spark ignition engine using the PIV

In this study, to investigate m-cyhnder tumble or swirl intake flow of a gasoline engine, the flow characteristics were examined with opening control valve (OCV) and several swirl control valves (SCV) which intensify intake flow through steady flow experiment, and also turbulent characteristics of m-cyhnder flow field were investigated by 2-frame cross-correlation particle image velocimetry (PIV) method In the investigation of intake turbulent characteristics using PIV method, the different flow characteristics were showed according to OCV or SCV figures The OCV or SCV installed engine had higher vorticity and turbulent kinetic energy than a baseline engine, especially around the wall and lower part of the cylinder Above all, SCV B type was superior to the others About energy dissipation and reynolds shear stress distribution, a baseline engine had larger loss than OCV or SCV installed one because flow impinged on the cylinder wall It should be concluded, from what has been said above, as swirl component was added to existing tumble flow adequately, it was confirmed that turbulent intenstty was enlarged, flow energy was conserved effectively through the experiment In other words, there is a suggestion that flow characteristics as these affected to m-cyhnder combustion positively     

A study on in-cylinder flow field of a 125cc motorcycle engine at low engine speeds

The in-cylinder flow characteristics of a four-stroke, four-valve, pent-roof small engine of motorcycle at engine speeds from 2000 rpm to 4000 rpm were studied using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The aim of this study was to investigate the in-cylinder flow characteristics of small engines, including tumble, swirl, turbulent kinetic energy (TKE), angular momentum, in-cylinder air mass, turbulent velocity, turbulent length scale, and air flow pattern (in both intake and compression strokes) under motoring conditions. The engine geometry was created using SolidWorks, then was exported and analyzed using CONVERGE, a commercial CFD method. Grid independence analysis was carried out for this small engine and the turbulence model was observed using the renormalized group (RNG) k-ɛ model. The pressure boundary conditions were used to define the fluid pressure at the intake and exhaust of the port. The results showed that the increase in the engine speed caused the swirl flow in the small engine to be irregularly shaped. The swirl flow had a tendency to be stable and almost constant in the beginning of the compression stroke and increased at the end of compression stroke. However, the increase of in engine speed had no significant effect on the increase in tumble ratio, especially during the intake stroke. There was an increase in tumble ratio due to the increase in engine speed at the end of compression stroke, but only a marginal increase. The increase in engine speed had no significant effect on the increase in angular momentum, TKE, or turbulent velocity from the early intake stroke until the middle of the intake stroke. However, the angular momentum increased due to the increase in engine speed from the middle of the intake stroke to the end of compression stroke, and the angular momentum achieved the biggest increase when the engine speed rose from 3000 to 4000 rpm by 10 % at the end of the intake stroke. The increase in engine speed caused an increase of TKE and turbulent velocity from the middle of intake stroke until the end of compression stroke. Moreover, the biggest increase of TKE and turbulent velocity occurred when the engine speed rose from 3000 to 4000 rpm at the middle of intake stroke around 50 % and 25 %, respectively. Turbulent length scales appeared to be insensitive to increasing engine speed, especially in the intake stroke until 490 °CA. From that point, the value of the turbulent length scale increased as engine speed increased. The biggest increase in the turbulent length scales occurred when the intake valve was almost closed (around 20 %) and the engine speed was within two specific ranges (2000 to 3000 rpm and 3000 to 4000 rpm). Regarding the effect of engine speed, there were no significant effects upon the accumulated air mass in the small engine. The increase in engine speed caused an increase of turbulence in the combustion chamber during the late stages of the compression stroke. The increase in turbulence enhanced the mixing of air and fuel and made the mixture more homogeneous. Moreover, the increase in turbulence directly increased the flame propagation speed. Further research is recommended using a new design with several types of intake ports as well as combinations of different intake ports and some type of piston face, so that changes in air flow characteristics in small engines can be analyzed. Finally, this study is expected to help decrease the number of experiments necessary to obtain optimized systems in small engines.

     

直喷汽油机可变滚流进气系统实验研究

建立了可变滚流四气门直喷汽油机光学可视化气道实验台,利用粒子图像测速（PIV）系统对不同进气门开度、不同滚流调节阀工作状态下的缸内气流运动规律进行了实验测试研究。实验结果表明,缸内主要是绕气缸轴线垂直方向旋转的滚流运动;滚流阀开启时,缸内左右两侧分别形成逆时针和顺时针方向的两个大尺度滚流;滚流阀关闭时,进气门侧的气流减弱,排气门侧的流速明显增强,缸内出现了较强的单一顺时针方向滚流运动趋势;进气门开度较小时,改变滚流阀状态对缸内进气流动的影响很微弱。      

Steady-flow characteristics and its influence on spray for direct injection diesel engine

Flow and spray characteristics are critical factors that affect the performance and exhaust emissions of a direct injection diesel engine. It is well known that the swirl control system is one of the useful ways to improve the fuel consumption and emission reduction rate in a diesel engine. However, until now there have only been a few studies on the effect of flow on spray. Because of this, the relationship between the flow pattern in the cylinder and its influence on the behavior of the spray is in need of investigation. First, in-cylinder flow distributions for 4-valve cylinder head of Dl (Direct Injection) Diesel engine were investigated under steady-state conditions for different SCV (Swirl Control Valve) opening angles using a steady flow rig and 2-D LDV (Laser Doppler Velocimetry). It was found that swirl flow was more dominant than that of tumble in the experimented engine. In addition, the in-cylinder flow was quantified in terms of swirl/tumble ratio and mean flow coefficient. As the SCV opening angle was increased, high swirl ratios more than 3.0 were obtained in the case of SCV -70ΰ and 90ΰ. Second, spray characteristics of the intermittent injection were investigated by a PDA (Phase Doppler Anemometer) system. A Time Dividing Method (TDM) was used to analyze the microscopic spray characteristics. It was found that the atomization characteristics such as velocity and SMD (Sauter Mean Diameter) of the spray were affected by the in-cylinder swirl ratio. As a result, it was concluded that the swirl ratio improves atomization characteristics uniformly.     

Experimental study on axial stratification process and its effects (I)-Stratification in Engine-

This paper is the first of several companion papers, which investigate axial stratification process and its effects in an SI engine. The axial stratification is very sophisticate phenomenon, which results from combination of fuel injection, port and in-cylinder flow and mixing. Because of the inherent unsteady condition in the reciprocating engine, it is impossible to understand the mechanism through the analytical method. In this paper, the ports were characterized by swirl and tumble number in steady flow bench test. After this, lean misfire limit of the engines, which had different port characteristic, were investigated as a function of swirl ratio and injection timing for confirming the existence of stratification. In addition, gas fuel was used for verifying whether this phenomenon depends on bulk air motion of cylinder or on evaporation of fuel. High-speed gas sampling and analysis was also performed to estimate stratification charging effect. The results show that the AFR at the spark plug and LML are very closely related and the AFR is the results of bulk air motion.     

基于数值模拟优化分析的某型汽油机发动机燃烧系统正向开发

文中主要基于喷雾标定的结果进行发动机缸内燃烧系统的正向开发和优化.在喷雾试验数据的基础上建立了喷雾模型,并利用喷雾模型和发动机相关数据进行了缸内燃烧计算,分析了缸内流场和油气混合情况.分析表明:缸内流场方面,在压缩冲程中不同工况下均形成了非常明显的滚流流场,同时滚流比大小的变化存在明显的"双峰"现象,不同工况下均有燃油...     

Effects of piston shapes and intake flow on the behavior of fuel mixtures in a GDI engine

The purpose of this study is to investigate the stratification of fuel vapor with different in-cylinder flow, piston cavity and injection timings in an optically accessible engine. Three different piston shapes that are F(Flat), B(Bowl) and R(Re-entrance) types were used. The images of liquid and vapor fuel were captured under the motoring condition using Laser Induced Exciplex Fluorescence technique. As a result, at early injection timing of 270° BTDC, liquid fuel was evaporated faster by tumble flow than swirl flow, where most of fuel vapor were transported by tumble flow to the lower region and both sides of cylinder for the F-type piston. At late injection timing of 90° BTDC, tumble flow appears to be moving the fuel vapor to the intake side of the cylinder, while swirl flow convects the fuel vapor to the exhaust side. The concentration of mixture in the center region was highest in the B-type piston, while fuel vapor was transported to the exhaust side by swirl flow in F and Rtype pistons. At the injection timing of 60° BTDC, the R-type piston was better for stratification due to a relatively smaller bowl diameter than the others.     

喷射装置导管对大缸径气体燃料发动机缸内混合效果的影响

在喷射装置出口加装导管,将燃气分别导向大缸径多点电喷气体燃料发动机的螺旋进气道和切向进气道,建立了联合喷射装置内部流动区域的发动机瞬态CFD计算模型,分析了导管位置对缸内掺混过程的影响。研究结果表明：对于该切向气道、螺旋气道的组合进气道,进气冲程在缸内靠近缸盖截面上产生了干涉涡流,对于螺旋气道喷射方案,燃气向气缸中心靠近,压缩末了时刻燃气集中在缸盖附近;而对于切向气道喷射方案,燃气冲向活塞顶,压缩末了时刻燃气集中在活塞顶附近。点火时刻的混合效果从优到劣依次为螺旋气道喷射方案、无导管喷射方案、切向气道喷射方案。     

Effect of piston bowl shape on the in-cylinder flow characteristics of IC engines

Numerical simulation of the in-cylinder flow for internal combustion (IC) engine with different bowl shapes has been performed. The LES models are applied to a piston-cylinder assembly with a stationary valve and a harmonically moving piston. Gas motion inside the engine cylinder determines the thermal efficiency of an IC engine, and combustion chamber geometry affects the performance of the IC engine. Comparison of the flow characteristics inside the engine cylinder equipped with different piston geometries shows that the squish flow affects the turbulence generation process near the top dead center during compression stroke. The A-type combustion chamber with reentrant shape is shown to have higher radial velocity and turbulence intensity in the piston bowl compared with other types. Results of these simulations aid in the improved understanding of the effect of intake and compression process of piston geometry on the in-cylinder flow. The detailed flow characteristics inside the in-cylinder for different piston bowl shapes can offer basic guidelines to improve the combustion process.     

Analysis of compression ignition combustion in a schnurle-type gasoline engine comparison of performance between direct injection and port injection systems-

A two-stroke Schnurle-type gasoline engine was modified to enable compression-ignition in both the port fuel injection and the in-cylinder direct injection. Using the engine, examinations of compression-ignition operation and engine performance tests were carried out. The amount of the residual gas and the in-cylinder mixture conditions were controlled by varying the valve angle rate of the exhaust valve (VAR) and the injection timing for direct injection conditions. It was found that the direct injection system is superior to the port injection system in terms of exhaust gas emissions and thermal efficiency, and that almost the same operational region of compression-ignition at medium speeds and loads was attained. Some interesting combustion characteristics, such as a shorter combustion period in higher engine speed conditions, and factors for the onset of compression-ignition were also examined.     

船用柴油机燃烧室结构分析

为探索不同燃烧室结构对大缸径船用柴油机燃烧和排放的影响,基于原机燃烧室,新设计了6种不同形状的燃烧室,采用AVL Fire软件建立燃烧室仿真模型,并结合涡流数和均匀系数来对缸内流动、混合和燃烧过程进行数值模拟分析。结果表明：燃烧室直径和凹坑深度等参数会对缸内流动产生很大影响,凹坑深度较大的缩口燃烧室能产生较强的涡流从而改善燃烧,而浅坑的开口燃烧室的缸内燃烧状况较差。同时发现,只有在缸内涡流和湍动能都较大的情况下才能使燃烧更充分。从发动机性能和排放结果来看,缩口燃烧室G1的功率输出增加4.6%,排放与原机基本持平;直口燃烧室G4在略低于原机的功率输出下,NOx排放降低43.3%;开口燃烧室的做功能力较差。     

汽油机进气歧管数值计算方法研究

针对两种数值计算方法（四口全通、三闭一通）影响进气歧管的流场特性和进气均匀性计算结果的问题,分别采用这两种数值计算方法对某四缸汽油机的两款进气歧管进行了CFD计算,分析了两种数值方法获得的进气阻力和进气均匀性计算结果。同时,建立了相应的发动机试验白架,通过分析两款进气歧管对发动机的动力性、经济性及运行平稳性的试验数据来验证数值计算方法的可靠性。研究结果表明：采用“四口全通”和“三三闭一通”这两种数值计算方法获得的进气阻力变化趋势一致,两者都适用于进气阻力仿真分析;两种数值计算方法的进气均匀性计算结果差异很大;“三闭一通”数值计算方法更加适用于进气歧管进气均匀性分析。     

某增压型汽油机催化转化器分析

在增压型汽油机的开发过程中,需要评估其催化器入口处的气流分布均匀性是否能够满足均匀性的评价标准。利用CFD软件,通过对某增压型汽油机催化器进行稳态分析,计算得到载体入口处的气流速度均匀性系数、氧传感器表面速度分布、总压分布等。结果表明:考虑涡轮机出口的旋流和废气旁通阀结构,得到的结果更准确;载体入口处的气流速度均匀性系数满足评价标准;氧传感器位于废气主流区,其布置位置合理;催化器的总压分布合理,压力损失在正常范围内。     

辛烷值测试仪发动机进气道三维仿真与分析

利用CFD软件Fluent对CFR发动机进气道进行了三维仿真，在不同的大气压下，对进气系统的气体流场、空气流量和汽油流量进行了定量分析，得出了进气量、进油量和空燃比随外界大气压的变化规律，为辛烷值测试仪的改进提供了依据。     

A study on fuel spray of spark-ignited direct injection engine using laser image technology

One of the important research for developing a spark-ignited direct injection engine is optimization of the fuel spray distribution and air flow field in the cylinder. Therefore, spray pattern and mean fuel droplet size of swirl injector were investigated using Laser Light Sheet Photography and PDPA' respectively. And, for the formation of stratified mixture with adequate strength near a spark plug at injection mode in compression stroke, spray distribution after impingement on flat piston or bowl piston in a transparent motoring engine was visualized for the three different injector positions. KIA Motors Corp.     

通用小型汽油机进排气系统试验台设计与应用

针对国内通用小型汽油机生产中出现的问题,为提高汽油机进排气系统的流通能力和降低整机排放,设计了用于通用小型汽油机进排气系统的稳流试验台,对稳流试验台用于汽油机的研究、零部件检验和整机质量控制的功能做了介绍,以1P68F汽油机为例,对汽油机的进排气系统进行了初步稳流试验,对试验结果进行了分析,结果表明通用小型汽油机进排气系统零部件流动性能普遍较差。按内燃机流动特性进行优化设计、处理好压铸件工艺要求与流通性能的矛盾,改进通用小型汽油机进排气系统零部件质量,能提高我国通用小型汽油机的性能和产品技术水平。     

The experimental investigations of recirculated exhaust gas on exhaust emissions in a diesel engine

The effects of recirculated exhaust gas on the characteristics of NOx and soot emissions under a wide range of engine loads were experimentally investigated by using a four-cycle, four-cylinder, swirl chamber type, water-cooled diesel engine operating at three engine speeds. The purpose of this study was to develop the EGR-control system for reducing NOx and soot emissions simultaneously in diesel engines. The EGR system is used to reduce NOx emissions, and a novel diesel soot removal device with a cylinder-type scrubber for the experiment system was specially designed and manufactured to reduce soot contents in the recirculated exhaust gas to the intake system of the engine. The experiments were performed at the fixed fuel injection timing of 4° ATDC regardless of experimental conditions. It was found that soot emissions in exhaust gases were reduced by 20 to 70% when the scrubber was applied in the range of the experimental conditions, and that NOx emissions decreased markedly, especially at higher loads, while soot emissions increased owing to the decrease in intake and exhaust oxygen concentrations, and the increase in equivalence ratio as the EGR rate is elevated.     

Supercharging performance of a gasoline engine with a supercharger

Supercharging of intake air can improve the engine power and combustion characteristics by boosting the intake pressure above atmospheric pressure. In this work, the supercharging performance of a supercharged gasoline engine was discussed on the basis of experimental investigation. The investigation results showed that the output and torque performance of a supercharged engine were improved in comparison with the naturally aspirated engine. In the engine system with a supercharger, owing to supercharging of intake air into the cylinder, the combustion pressure, the rate of heat release, and the burning rate of fuel-air mixture were found to be higher than those of the naturally aspirated engine. In this paper, the effect of the drive pulley ratio and the pressure ratio of supercharger, and the other factors on the supercharging performance were also investigated.     

Experimentally validated analytical modeling of diesel engine power and in-cylinder gas speed dynamics

Supercharged diesel engines are a key element in diesel powertrains that have been extensively modelled yet often without explainable mathematical trends. The present paper demonstrates the analytical modelling of in-cylinder gas speed dynamics and engine brake power. These analytical models provide explainable mathematical trends. In addition, they provide gear-shifting-based modeling because the model parameters can be adjusted to reflect different driving conditions without the need for gathering field data. An unprecedented sensitivity analysis was conducted on these developed models for simplifying them. They were validated using experimental data and the relative error of the developed model of the in-cylinder gas speed dynamics was 9.8%. The study demonstrates with 73% coefficient of determination that the average percentage of deviation of the simulated results from the corresponding field data on the engine brake power is 6.9%. The relative error of the developed model of the engine brake power is 7%. These values of relative error are an order of magnitude of deviation that is less than that of widely recognized models in the field of vehicle powertrain modeling such as the CMEM and GT-Power. These analytically developed models serve as widely valid models. Having addressed and corrected flaws in the corresponding models, such as the model of the in-cylinder gas speed dynamics presented in a key reference in this research area, these developed models can help in better analyzing and assessing the performance of diesel engines.

     

Sensitivity of hot film flow meter in four stroke gasoline engine

The air fuel ratios of current gasoline engines are almost controlled by several air flow meters. When CVVT (Continuous Variable Valve Timing) is applied to a gasoline engine for higher engine performance, the MAP (Manifold Absolute Pressure) sensor is difficult to follow the instantaneous air fuel ratio due to the valve timing effect. Therefore, a HFM (Hot Film Flow Meter) is widely used for measuring intake air flow in this case. However, the HFMs are incapable of indicating to reverse flow, the oscillation of intake air flow has an negative effect on the precision of the HFM. Consequently, the various duct configurations in front of the air flow sensor affect the precision of HFM sensitivity. This paper mainly focused on the analysis of the reverse flow, flow fluctuation in throttle upstream and the geometry of intake system which influence the HFM measurement.