This work uses a 0D thermodynamic engine model coupled to a 1D surface temperature solver to study the potential of low thermal inertia thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) on combustion chamber surfaces to increase the efficiency of spark ignition engines. Under ideal conditions, coating the piston crown, head, and valve faces with a TBC with a thermal inertia of 640 J/m2 K s1/2 resulted in less than a 1% relative improvement in efficiency. Despite using a low thermal inertia coating to avoid open cycle charge heating, the reduction in closed cycle heat transfer, which is the pathway to increasing efficiency, increased knock propensity. Therefore, any efficiency gain through closed cycle heat transfer reduction in spark ignition is offset by the need to retard spark timing to counter knock. An exergy analysis of completely blocking heat transfer for a 10 crank-angle degree window showed that on a low compression engine, like those used for stoichiometric gasoline spark ignition, the maximum efficiency gain achievable was limited compared to a higher compression ratio engine. Furthermore, the high gas temperatures of stoichiometric operation mean that even state-of-the-art TBCs cannot elevate surface temperatures enough purely through temperature swing to achieve a significant reduction in heat transfer near top dead center, where work availability is highest. Overall, these results indicate that low thermal inertia TBCs are ill-suited for achieving an efficiency benefit in spark ignition through a heat transfer reduction pathway. Instead spark ignition TBC research should explore ways to use low thermal inertia TBCs to achieve open cycle charge cooling to reduce knock propensity.


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    Titel :

    Thermodynamic analysis of heat transfer reduction in spark ignition using thermal barrier coatings


    Beteiligte:
    Gainey, Brian (Autor:in) / Gandolfo, John (Autor:in) / Filipi, Zoran (Autor:in) / Lawler, Benjamin (Autor:in)


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    01.10.2024




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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