Application of Monte-Carlo-Simulation and Most Probable Limit State on Gasoline DI Combustion System Optimization 2010-01-0712
Stratified operation of a gasoline engine is one of the most efficient technologies for fuel economy improvement. This operation requires detailed knowledge and governance of component tolerances (fuel injector and spark plug) in order to ensure robust and smooth engine operation without unacceptable torque fluctuations. The coefficient of variation (COV) is a metric in engine development and calibration for fluctuation of indicated mean effective pressure (IMEP), resp. torque (critical to quality), which means for the customer that the engine is running smoothly (critical to satisfaction). It denotes the relation of standard deviation of IMEP over 300 combustion cycles to the average IMEP over these cycles. COV performance must be below the specified levels, as a function of operating point, which can be translated into limit states at chosen engine speeds.
In this study a meta-model is fitted to a large DoE data set and used for optimizing and verifying COV capability in a most probable limit state scenario, leading rather to test design than reliability prediction. The parameter strategy is simplified by eliminating the independence of two key input variables, in order to reduce the dimensionality of the noise space. By comparing the sensitivities at selected operating points, the most important responses are used to verify a most critical point with respect to assembly situation, in order to optimize the capability of the system against specified failure modes.
Citation: Gerhorst, F., Wirth, M., and Kuhlbach, K., "Application of Monte-Carlo-Simulation and Most Probable Limit State on Gasoline DI Combustion System Optimization," SAE Technical Paper 2010-01-0712, 2010, https://doi.org/10.4271/2010-01-0712. Download Citation
Author(s):
Frank Gerhorst, Martin Wirth, Kai Kuhlbach
Affiliated:
Ford Werke GmbH
Pages: 11
Event:
SAE 2010 World Congress & Exhibition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Reliability and Robust Design in Automotive Engineering, 2010-SP-2272
Related Topics:
Fuel economy
Failure modes and effects analysis
Combustion and combustion processes
Gasoline
Optimization
Calibration
Assembling
Reliability
Pressure
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