3D-CFD Methodologies for a Fast and Reliable Design of Ultra-Lean SI Engines 2022-37-0006
The continuous pursuit of higher combustion efficiencies, as well as the possible usage of synthetic fuels with different properties than fossil-ones, require reliable and low-cost numerical approaches to support and speed-up engines industrial design. In this context, SI engines operated with homogeneous ultra-lean mixtures both characterized by a classical ignition configuration or equipped with an active prechamber represent the most promising solutions. In this work, for the classical ignition arrangement, a 3DCFD strategy to model the impact of the ignition system type on the CCV is developed using the RANS approach for turbulence modelling. The spark-discharge is modelled through a set of Lagrangian particles, whose velocity is modified with a zero-divergence perturbation at each discharge event, then evolved according to the Simplified Langevin Model (SLM) to simulate stochastic interactions with the surrounding gas flow. For the active prechamber configuration, instead, a CFD methodology based on a 3DRANS approach is proposed to model the combustion process, in which the air-fuel mixture distribution inside the prechamber is properly considered without a 3D simulation of the main chamber intake process. This is carried out through a non-reacting simulation of the prechamber-only until IVC, then results are interpolated on a different 3D engine mesh for the further compression and combustion stages. The proposed methodologies were assessed and validated against experimental measurements at different operating conditions.
Citation: Sforza, L., Lucchini, T., and D'Errico, G., "3D-CFD Methodologies for a Fast and Reliable Design of Ultra-Lean SI Engines," SAE Technical Paper 2022-37-0006, 2022, https://doi.org/10.4271/2022-37-0006. Download Citation
Author(s):
Lorenzo Sforza, Tommaso Lucchini, Gianluca D'Errico
Affiliated:
Politecnico di Milano
Pages: 25
Event:
CO2 Reduction for Transportation Systems Conference
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Spark ignition engines
Combustion and combustion processes
Air / fuel ratio
Ignition systems
Engines
Synthetic fuels
Computational fluid dynamics
Wind tunnel tests
Simulation and modeling
Reliability
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