LAPSE:2023.11610
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LAPSE:2023.11610
Numerical Investigation on the Performance of a 4-Stroke Engine with Different Passive Pre-Chamber Geometries Using a Detailed Chemistry Solver
Simone Bigalli, Iacopo Catalani, Francesco Balduzzi, Nicola Matteazzi, Lorenzo Agostinelli, Michele De Luca, Giovanni Ferrara
February 27, 2023
Pre-chamber turbulent jet ignition represents one of the most promising techniques to improve spark ignition engines efficiency and reduce pollutant emissions. This technique consists of igniting the air-fuel mixture in the main combustion chamber by means of several hot turbulent flame jets exiting a pre-chamber. In the present study, the combustion process of a 4-stroke, gasoline SI, PFI engine equipped with a passive pre-chamber has been investigated through three-dimensional CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) analysis. A detailed chemistry solver with a reduced reaction mechanism was employed to investigate ignition and flame propagation phenomena. Firstly, the combustion model was validated against experimental data for the baseline engine configuration (i.e., without pre-chamber). Eventually, the validated numerical model allowed for predictive simulations of the pre-chamber-equipped engine. By varying the shape of the pre-chamber body and the size of pre-chamber orifices, different pre-chamber configurations were studied. The influence of the geometrical features on the duration of the combustion process and the pressure trends inside both the pre-chamber and main chamber was assessed and discussed. Since the use of a pre-chamber can extend the air-fuel mixture ignition limits, an additional sensitivity on the air-fuel ratio was carried out, in order to investigate engine performance at lean conditions.
Keywords
4-stroke, combustion, Computational Fluid Dynamics, CONVERGE, Gasoline, ICE, numerical simulation, pre-chamber, TJI
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Bigalli S, Catalani I, Balduzzi F, Matteazzi N, Agostinelli L, De Luca M, Ferrara G. Numerical Investigation on the Performance of a 4-Stroke Engine with Different Passive Pre-Chamber Geometries Using a Detailed Chemistry Solver. (2023). LAPSE:2023.11610
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Bigalli S: Department of Industrial Engineering (DIEF), Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via di Santa Marta 3, 50139 Firenze, Italy
Catalani I: Department of Industrial Engineering (DIEF), Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via di Santa Marta 3, 50139 Firenze, Italy
Balduzzi F: Department of Industrial Engineering (DIEF), Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via di Santa Marta 3, 50139 Firenze, Italy [ORCID]
Matteazzi N: HPE-COXA, Via R. Dalla Costa 620, 41122 Modena, Italy
Agostinelli L: HPE-COXA, Via R. Dalla Costa 620, 41122 Modena, Italy
De Luca M: HPE-COXA, Via R. Dalla Costa 620, 41122 Modena, Italy
Ferrara G: Department of Industrial Engineering (DIEF), Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via di Santa Marta 3, 50139 Firenze, Italy [ORCID]
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Energies
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15
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14
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4968
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2022
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2022-07-07
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1996-1073
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