Technical Paper
Effects of Ignition Control on Combustion Process Non-Repeatability in an Aircraft Radial Piston Engine
2020-09-15
2020-01-2044
The ignition method significantly affects the combustion process in piston aircraft engines. This paper presents the results of bench tests of two variants of the radial piston aircraft engine: equipped with a standard magneto system and an electronic dual ignition system. The engine was tested in steady states for operating points defined by rotational speed and load. Their values corresponded to a load ranging from 50% of nominal power to take-off power. The ignition advance angle was constant for the engine equipped with ignition magnetos, while for the second engine variant it was determined by the developed algorithm introduced to the electronic ignition system control unit. The analysis of the combustion process was based on pressure measurements in one cylinder.
