LAPSE:2021.0329
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LAPSE:2021.0329
Numerical Investigation of the Effect of Incorporated Guide Vane Length with SCC Piston for High-Viscosity Fuel Applications
Mohd Fadzli Hamid, Mohamad Yusof Idroas, Mazlan Mohamed, Shukriwani Sa'ad, Teoh Yew Heng, Sharzali Che Mat, Muhamad Azman Miskam, Zainal Alimuddin Zainal Alauddin, Muhammad Khalil Abdullah
May 4, 2021
Compression ignition (CI) engines that run on high-viscosity fuels (HVF) like emulsified biofuels generally demonstrate poor engine performance. An engine with a consistently low performance, in the long run, will have a negative effect on its lifespan. Poor combustion in engines occurs mainly due to the production of less volatile, less flammable, denser, and heavier molecules of HVF during injection. This paper proposes a guide vane design (GVD) to be installed at the intake manifold, which is incorporated with a shallow depth re-entrance combustion chamber (SCC) piston. This minor modification will be advantageous in improving the evaporation, diffusion, and combustion processes in the engine to further enhance its performance. The CAD models of the GVD and SCC piston were designed using SolidWorks 2018 while the flow run analysis of the cold flow CI engine was conducted using ANSYS Fluent Version 15. In this study, five designs of the GVD with varying lengths of the vanes from 0.6D (L) to 3.0D (L) were numerically evaluated. The GVD design with 0.6D (L) demonstrated improved turbulence kinetic energy (TKE) as well as swirl (Rs), tumble (RT), and cross tumble (RCT) ratios in the fuel-injected zone compared to other designs. The suggested improvements in the design would enhance the in-cylinder airflow characteristics and would be able to break up the penetration length of injection to mix in the wider area of the piston-bowl.
Keywords
Alternative Fuels, Biofuels, engine modelling, guide vane, piston
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Hamid MF, Idroas MY, Mohamed M, Sa'ad S, Yew Heng T, Che Mat S, Miskam MA, Zainal Alauddin ZA, Abdullah MK. Numerical Investigation of the Effect of Incorporated Guide Vane Length with SCC Piston for High-Viscosity Fuel Applications. (2021). LAPSE:2021.0329
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Hamid MF: School of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Engineering Campus, Seri Ampangan, Nibong Tebal 14300, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia [ORCID]
Idroas MY: School of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Engineering Campus, Seri Ampangan, Nibong Tebal 14300, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Mohamed M: Advanced Material Research Cluster, Faculty of Bioengineering and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Jeli 17600, Kelantan, Malaysia
Sa'ad S: Faculty of Computer, Media and Technology Management, TATI University College, Kijal 24000, Kemaman, Terengganu, Malaysia
Yew Heng T: School of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Engineering Campus, Seri Ampangan, Nibong Tebal 14300, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia [ORCID]
Che Mat S: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Pulau Pinang, Permatang Pauh 13500, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia [ORCID]
Miskam MA: School of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Engineering Campus, Seri Ampangan, Nibong Tebal 14300, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Zainal Alauddin ZA: School of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Engineering Campus, Seri Ampangan, Nibong Tebal 14300, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Abdullah MK: School of Material and Mineral Resources Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Engineering Campus, Seri Ampangan, Nibong Tebal 14300, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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Processes
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8
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11
Article Number
E1328
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2020
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2020-10-22
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2227-9717
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