Analysis of Diesel Engine In-Cylinder Air-Fuel Mixing with Homogeneity Factor: Combined Effects of Pilot Injection Strategies and Air Motion 2014-01-9052
With a view to understanding the air-fuel mixing behavior and the effects of the mixture quality on the emissions formation and engine performance, a new quantitative factor of the in-cylinder air-fuel homogeneity named Homogeneity Factor (HF) has been developed. Its characteristics under various injection conditions and air swirl motions within the cylinder have been investigated with CFD simulation. The results have shown that air-fuel homogeneity is essentially affected by the spatial and temporal fuel distribution within the combustion chamber. Higher injection pressure, longer dwell time and increased pilot fuel quantities can contribute to better mixing quality resulting in increased HF and optimum engine performance with low fuel consumption and soot emissions. With regard to the in-cylinder air motion, increasing swirl ratio enhances the air-fuel mixing quality which has been reflected in the variation of the HF. As a result, increased in-cylinder pressure and temperature caused by the optimized air-fuel mixing improved the combustion efficiency.
Citation: Dimitriou, P., Wang, W., Peng, J., Cheng, L. et al., "Analysis of Diesel Engine In-Cylinder Air-Fuel Mixing with Homogeneity Factor: Combined Effects of Pilot Injection Strategies and Air Motion," SAE Int. J. Engines 7(4):2045-2060, 2014, https://doi.org/10.4271/2014-01-9052. Download Citation
Author(s):
Pavlos Dimitriou, Weiji Wang, Jun Peng, Li Cheng, Matthias Wellers, Bo Gao
Affiliated:
University of Sussex, Univ of Sussex, University of Hertfordshire, AVL Powertrain Ltd, AVL Powertrain UK Ltd
Pages: 16
ISSN:
1946-3936
e-ISSN:
1946-3944
Also in:
SAE International Journal of Engines-V123-3, SAE International Journal of Engines-V123-3EJ
Related Topics:
Diesel / compression ignition engines
Combustion chambers
Fuel consumption
Combustion and combustion processes
Engine cylinders
Particulate matter (PM)
Emissions
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