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Title: Effective reduction of in-cylinder peak pressures in Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition Engine - A computational study
Authors: Karthikeya Sharma, T.
Rao, G.Amba Prasad
Madhu Murthy, K.
Keywords: HCCIengine
EGR
Issue Date: 2015
Publisher: Alexandria Engineering Journal
Citation: 10.1016/j.aej.2015.04.006
Abstract: HCCImodeofcombustionisknownforsimultaneousreductionofNOxandPMemissionsbesidesyieldinglowspecificfuelconsumption.ThenatureofvolumetriccombustionofHCCI engineleadstothedevelopmentofhighpeakpressuresinsidethecombustionchamber.Thishigh peakpressuresmaydamage theengine, limitingtheHCCIengine lifeperiodandthusdemands sturdydesigns.Inthisstudyanattemptismadetoanalyzecomputationallytheeffectofinduction swirl inreducingthepeakpressuresofaHCCIengineundervariousoperatingparameters.Forthe study,specificationsofasinglecylinder1.6L,reentrantpistonbowldieselenginearechosen.For thecomputationalanalysisECFM-3ZmodelofSTARCDisconsidered.Thismodel issuitableto analyzethecombustionprocessesinSIandCIengines.AsHCCIengineisahybridversionofSI andCIengines,ECFM-3Zmodelwithnecessarymodificationsisusedtoanalyzethepeakpressures insidethecombustionchamber.TheECFM-3Zmodel forHCCImodeofcombustionisvalidated withtheexistingliteraturetomakesurethattheresultsobtainingareaccurate.Numericalexperimentsareperformedtostudytheeffectofcompressionratio,equivalenceratio,exhaustgasrecirculationandboostpressureunderdifferentswirlratiosinreducingthein-cylinderpeakpressures. TheresultsshowedthatswirlratiohasaconsiderableimpactinlimitingthepeakpressuresofHCCI engine.Theanalysisresultedinachievingabout21%reductioninpeakpressuresareachievedwhen aswirlratioof4with30%EGRisadoptedwhencomparedtoaswirlratioof1with0%EGR.The studyrevealedthatoutofthefouroperatingparametersselected, lowercompressionratios,higher EGRconcentrations, lowerequivalenceratios, lowerboostpressuresandhigher swirl ratiosare favorableinreducingthepeakpressures.
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URI: http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2586
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