MODELING AND SIMULATION OF SPARK IGNITION ENGINES

Modeling is important because it saves time, effort and cost needed for engine development and prediction of performance. In this work, losses due to imperfect construction of the real engine, including progressive combustion, valve timing and heat transfer have been modeled besides engine friction. Hence, it becomes possible to convert the output of the fuel-air cycle into net brake performance. Simulation of engine performance was carried out by varying engine speed, compression ratio and spark advance over wide range. Hence, it was possible to compare the results with those from experiments on a single cylinder engine. The model predictions were found to compare favourably with experiment within 4·6% in power and 2·9% in SFC. The losses considered in this work amount to about 14% of the fuel energy input.