Numerical Study of Knocking Combustion in a Heavy-Duty Engine under Plateau Conditions

Haiying Li, Xiaoqin Zhang, Chaofan Li, Rulou Cao, Weiqing Zhu, Yaozong Li, Fengchun Liu and Yufeng Li
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Haiying Li: China North Engine Research Institute, Tianjin 300400, China
Xiaoqin Zhang: China North Engine Research Institute, Tianjin 300400, China
Chaofan Li: China North Engine Research Institute, Tianjin 300400, China
Rulou Cao: China North Engine Research Institute, Tianjin 300400, China
Weiqing Zhu: China North Engine Research Institute, Tianjin 300400, China
Yaozong Li: China North Engine Research Institute, Tianjin 300400, China
Fengchun Liu: China North Engine Research Institute, Tianjin 300400, China
Yufeng Li: China North Engine Research Institute, Tianjin 300400, China

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 9, 1-18

Abstract: Diesel engine combustion becomes very rough and can lead even lead to deflagration under high altitude conditions, which is harmful to component durability. In this study, the effects of altitude on the main combustion characteristics—in-cylinder fluid flow, spray behavior, and pressure and temperature distribution—were analyzed with CFD. A numerical model was built on the CONVERGE platform and validated with the optical spray behavior and pressure trace measured by the test bench. The simulation results indicated that the decreases in compression pressure and temperature at 4.5 km led to an over 4 °CA longer ignition delay than those of 1 and 3 km. The combustion efficiency decreased from 90% to 47% when the combustion changed from normal combustion to knocking combustion due to severe spray impingement. The processes of end-gas ignition, sequential combustion, and pressure oscillation in knocking combustion were revealed by the numerical modeling results. These results indicate that super-knocking combustion exists in both spark-ignition (SI) engines and compression-ignition (CI) engines.

Keywords: knock; CFD; diesel engine; combustion; altitude (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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