Piston heat transfer measurements were taken under varying knock intensity in a modern spark-ignition engine combustion chamber. For a range of knocking spark timings, two knock intensity levels were obtained by using a high (80°C) and a low (50°C) cylinder head coolant temperature. Data were taken with a central and a side spark plug configuration. When the spark-plug was placed at the center of the combustion chamber, a linear variation of peak heat flux with knock intensity was found in the end-gas region. Very large changes in peak heat flux (on the order of 100%) occurred at probes whose relative location with respect to the end gas zone changed from being within (80°C coolant case) to being outside the zone (50°C coolant case). With side spark-plug, distinct differences in peak heat flux occurred at all probes and under all knock intensities, but the correlation between knock intensity and heat flux was not linear. It can be concluded that local heat flux correlates strongly with knock intensity, provided that the heat transfer mechanisms set-up by autoignition remain the same while altering knock intensity level.
Piston Heat Transfer Measurements Under Varying Knock Intensity in a Spark-Ignition Engine
Sae Technical Papers
International Spring Fuels & Lubricants Meeting & Exposition ; 1997
1997-05-01
Conference paper
English
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