The rising concerns of emissions have put enormous strain on the automotive industry. Industry is, therefore looking for next-generation engines and advanced combustion technologies with ultra-low emissions and high efficiency. To achieve this, more insights into the combustion and pollutant formation processes in IC engines is required. Since conventional measures have not been insightful, in-situ measurement of combustion and pollution formation through optical diagnostics is being explored. Gaining full optical access into the diesel engine combustion chamber is a challenging task. The late-compression flow dynamics is not well understood due to limited access into the engine combustion chamber. These flow structures contribute immensely to fuel-air mixing and combustion. The objective of this study is to understand the role of combustion chamber design on vertical plane air-flow structures. A realistic bowl geometry was modeled and simulated using CONVERGE under non-firing conditions to study the flow dynamics. These results were validated with the flow-field of a light-duty optical engine, obtained through Time-Resolved Particle Image Velocimetry (TR-PIV). Further, simulations were carried out using two different bowl geometries. The effect of variations in geometry on turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) was investigated.
Effect of Swirl Ratio and Piston Geometry on the Late-Compression Mean Air-Flow in a Diesel Engine
Sae Technical Papers
SAE WCX Digital Summit ; 2021
2021-04-06
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
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