Application of CFD to the Matching of In-Cylinder Fuel Injection and Air Motion in a Four Stroke Gasoline Engine 971601
The in cylinder air motion, fuel air mixing, evaporation, combustion and exhaust emissions have been simulated for a four stroke direct injection gasoline engine using the KIVA II code. A strong controlled tumbling air motion was created in the cylinder, through a combination of a conventional pentroof four valve cylinder head, in conjunction with a piston having a stepped crown and offset combustion bowl. A range of injection strategies were employed to optimise combustion rate and exhaust emission (NOx and unburned hydrocarbons (fuel)), at two operating conditions - one with a stoichiometric air fuel mixture and the other with a lean mixture of 30:1 air/fuel ratio. Injection directed towards the piston bowl with a hollow cone jet, in a single pulse, has shown the best results regarding burned mass fraction and level of unburned HC. Fuel concentration, air motion, combustion characteristics and pollutants level are presented for lean and stoichiometric cases.
Citation: Selim, M., Dent, J., and Das, S., "Application of CFD to the Matching of In-Cylinder Fuel Injection and Air Motion in a Four Stroke Gasoline Engine," SAE Technical Paper 971601, 1997, https://doi.org/10.4271/971601. Download Citation
Author(s):
M. Y. E. Selim, J. C. Dent, S. Das
Affiliated:
Loughborough Univ.
Pages: 14
Event:
International Spring Fuels & Lubricants Meeting & Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Advances in SI and Diesel Engine Modeling-SP-1276
Related Topics:
Exhaust emissions
Combustion and combustion processes
Engine cylinders
Fuel injection
Pistons
Hydrocarbons
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