The development of a quasi-dimensional model for dual fuel combustion in engine cycle-simulation

doctoral thesis

• Title (croatian): Razvoj kvazidimenzijskoga modela dvogorivoga izgaranja u simulacijama radnoga ciklusa motora
• Author: Ivan Taritaš; MBZ: 340033
• Mentor: Darko Kozarac (mentor)
• Committee member: Zoran Lulić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Milan Vujanović (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Reinhard Tatschl https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5198-4933 (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2018-01-15, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: TECHNICAL SCIENCES; Mechanical Engineering
• Universal decimal classification (UDC): 621 - Mechanical engineering. Nuclear technology. Machinery

Abstract

The research presented within this thesis gives an overview of the process of development, validation and application of a quasi-dimensional combustion model for the cycle-simulations in the conventional dual fuel internal combustion (IC) engines. The newly developed combustion model is called the Dual Fuel Multi Zone Combustion Model (DFMZCM), and has been integrated within the AVL cycle-simulation software (AVL Boost) Dual fuel engine is a term which is used for an IC engine that operates with two fuels simultaneously. However, this term is usually used to describe an IC engine that operates in the compression-ignition mode and is powered by a combination of the high and low reactivity fuels, mainly Diesel fuel and natural gas (methane). A conventional dual fuel engine operates with the port injected low reactivity fuel (natural gas) and directly injected high reactivity fuel (Diesel fuel). The combustion process in a conventional dual fuel engine shares characteristics with the combustion in the conventional compression-ignited and spark-ignited engines. In the initial stages the combustion in a conventional dual fuel IC engine is driven by the chemistry of the prepared fuel/air mixture, while in the later stages it is driven by both the fuel/ air/ combustion products mixing process and the flame propagation through the premixed mixture. The DFMZCM is a zero-dimensional (0-D) model, which means that only the time discretization is accounted for, while the spatial heterogeneities of composition and of the state are neglected. In order to introduce more physical description of the phenomena which occur inside the engine’s combustion chamber, a multi-zone and quasi-dimensional approach to combustion modeling are used. Quasi-dimensional approach to the 0-D combustion modeling enables the inclusion of various geometrical effects in the calculation of the burning rate. Multi-zone approach to the 0-D combustion modeling enables the prediction of in-cylinder composition and temperature heterogeneity. The DFMZCM accounts for the in-cylinder turbulence, zone and wall heat transfer, spray process and mixing-controlled combustion process, the process of flame propagation through the premixed mixture, harmful exhaust gas emissions formation, and knock in the end gas. The validation and application of newly developed DFMZCM reveal that the model is predictive, and that with this model it is possible to achieve a good fit between the experimentally measured and simulated results.

Abstract (croatian)

U okviru ovog doktorskog rada prikazan je razvoj, validacija te primjena kvazidimenzijskoga modela dvogorivoga izgaranja u simulacijama radnog ciklusa motora s unutarnjim izgaranjem (MSUI). Novo razvijeni model izgaranja naziva se engl. Dual Fuel Multi Zone Combustion Model (DFMZCM). Dvogorivi (engl. dual fuel) MSUI su motori s kompresijskim paljenjem koji koriste kombinaciju visokoreaktivnog i niskoreaktivnog goriva. Kao visoko-reaktivno gorivo najčešće se koristi dizelsko gorivo dok se kao nisko-reaktivno gorivo najčešće koristi prirodni plin. U dvogorivim motorima, prirodni plin se ubrizgava u usisnu cijev dok se dizelsko gorivo ubrizgava pod visokim tlakom izravno u cilindar motora. Sam proces izgaranja u dvogorivim MSUI je kombinacija dvaju procesa izgaranja koji su karakteristični za klasične motore s kompresijskim (Dieselovi MSUI) te sa stranim paljenjem (Ottovi MSUI). U početnom dijelu, proces izgaranja vođen je brzinom kemijskih reakcija u pripremljenoj smjesi goriva i zraka. Nakon te inicijalne faze dolazi do „paljenja“ te početka širenja plamena kroz predmiješanu smjesu goriva i zraka tako da je u toj fazi izgaranje istovremeno vođeno širenjem plamena kroz prostor izgaranja te miješanjem između neizgorjelog goriva, zraka i vrućih produkata izgaranja. DFMZCM model izgaranja se ubraja u bezdimenzijske modele (0-D) te je ugrađen u postojeći programski paket za proračun radnog ciklusa MSUI kojeg je razvila tvrtka AVL iz Graza. U 0-D modelima izgaranja u danom vremenskom trenutku smjesa i stanje unutar cilindra motora su homogeni. Dakle u tim modelima razmatraju se samo vremenske promjene u sastavu smjese i termodinamičkim značajkama u cilindru MSUI. Kako bi se točnije opisale stvarne fizikalne pojave koje se odvijaju u cilindru MSUI, u ovom modelu korišteni su takozvani kvazidimenzijski i višezonski pristupi u 0-D modeliranju izgaranja. Kroz kvazidimenzijski pristup u modeliranju izgaranja moguće je uključiti utjecaj geometrije prostora izgaranja i samog plamena na brzinu oslobađanja topline, dok je kroz višezonski pristup moguće opisati heterogenost sastava smjese i temperature u cilindru MSUI. Unutar DFMZCM modela ugrađeni su podmodeli kojima se opisuju pojave koje se odvijaju u cilindru dvogorivih MSUI (turbulencija, izmjena topline, sprej dizelskog goriva, širenje plamena kroz prostor izgaranja, stvaranje štetnih tvari u produktima izgaranja te predviđanje detonantnog izgaranja). Validacija i primjena novo razvijenog DFMZCM modela pokazale su da je dani model prediktivan te da je njime moguće postići rezultate koji se dobro podudaraju s rezultatima eksperimentalnih ispitivanja.

• Keywords: dual fuel engine; turbulence; combustion; cycle-simulation
• Keywords (croatian): dvogorivni motor; turbulencija; izgaranje; simulacija radnog ciklusa
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:235:150800
• Study programme: Title: Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture; Study programme type: university; Study level: postgraduate; Academic / professional title: doktor/doktorica znanosti, područje tehničkih znanosti (doktor/doktorica znanosti, područje tehničkih znanosti)
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• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2020-04-08 21:18:52