Single Zone Model for HCCI Engine

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Contents
Introduction Some aspects of double Wiebe function model Modeling procedure overview Phase 1 : Preliminary calculations Phase 2: Inlet closure to start of combustion Phase 3: Combustion Process Phase 4: Expansion simulation Input parameters Results Conclusion
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Introduction
HCCI Engine is an attempt to fuse the merits of SI Engine

and CI Engine in the following manner:

Induction of homogeneous premixed fuel charge in the cylinder as it would occur in SI engine. Auto-ignition compression combustion process as in CI engines.

Thus

,HCCI has the cleaner operation as in SI engine and has a better thermal efficiency like a CI engine would have.

combustion model of double Wiebe function is used to simulate the combustion process for the HCCI engine for prediction of pressure and temperature of combustion 3/21/13 33

Some of the aspects of double Wiebe function model

The single zone model developed takes into account

parameters like such as engine geometry air-fuel ratio, manifold pressure and temperature, combustion duration.
During combustion phase, HCCI model employs only the

Wiebe-function option since a turbulent flame model has no role in HCCI combustion.
This model can be adapted to exercise a control over the

combustion process. The model is suitable for real time applications and gives fairly good results.
One of the shortcoming of this model is over prediction of

peak combustion pressure because of the sudden increase in pressure rate the model accelerates more than necessary.

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Some of the aspects of double Wiebe function model

The charge inducted in the cylinder is assumed to be

homogeneous , thus a single zone model is employed.

Moreover there is no need to estimate burnt and unburnt

fraction separately.
The model for predicting the burnt fraction of is given as:

Where w is calculated as: w

m is an adjustable constant
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Modeling Procedure Overview

The modeling is executed in stages broken down as per the

process occurring in the HCCI engine over a cycle. Described as below:

Phase 1: Preliminary calculations to predict the start of

combustion.

Phase 2:Pressure and Temperature estimation from inlet valve

closure to

start of combustion.

Phase 3:Combustion pressure and temperature estimation.

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Phase 1: Preliminary calculations

Prediction of start of combustion temperature.

The start of combustion temperature is modeled experimentally as a function of equivalence ratio . The combustion starts according the quality of mixture inducted.

Where constant a1 and b1 are -537.46 and 1157.6

respectively as per the experiment results. combustion starts is to be estimated.

For modeling purpose the crank angle at which the This is done by iterating the temperature as a function of

crank angle till the temperature of start of combustion is achieved and the corresponding crank angle is determined 3/21/13 77 and incorporated as a program parameter.

Phase 2: Inlet closure to start of combustion

Considering polytropic compression the pressure and

temperature is predicted in this manner till the crank angle at which the combustion initiates.

Where the subcript IVC stands for inlet valve close, Volume is modeled as :

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Phase 3: Combustion Process

The pressure and temperature is predicted over a period of

combustion duration which is expressed in terms of crank angle.

Mass fraction burnt is modeled as a function of crank angle .

Thus the gradual combustion can be simulated w.r.t crank angle.

Temperature rise is estimated as over a rotation of crank

angle

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Phase 4: Simulation of expansion process

The pressure and temperature are simulated polytropically

as it was done in Phase two but with a different experimentally proven expansion index

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Input parameters
Bore diameter Clearance volume Crank radius Connecting rod length Combustion efficiency Compression polytropic index Expansion polytropic index Compression ratio Lower heating value b=0.073m vc=0.00003m 3 a=0.0366m l=0.1477m ce=0.95 nc=1.335 ne=1.35 cr=9.5 qlhv=44.5 MJ/kg af=18.0 cv=1600.0 J/kgK

Air fuel ratio Specific Heat Capacity at constant volume for heptane Ratio of slow burn duration to the standard burn k=10.0 duration Fraction of mixture that burns slowly during alpha=0.155 combustion 3/21/13

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Results and discussion

Temperature at which the combustion initiates = 620.68 K Corresponding crank angle = 335 (35 degrees before TDC)
Temperature (K)
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Results and dicussion

Pressure (bar)
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Results and discussion

A peak pressure of 68.4 bar was observed over the

simulation domain
The maximum temperature reached was 1462 K Thus an attempt was made to model to combustion process. During the simulation it was observed that the equivalence

ratio greatly influences the model. However the model behaves erratically for certain equivalence ratio.

Computer Program

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