High-fidelity energy deposition ignition model coupled with flame propagation models at engine-like flow conditions
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
1-1-2021
Abstract
With the heightened pressure on car manufacturers to increase the efficiency and reduce the carbon emissions of their fleets, more challenging engine operation has become a viable option. Highly dilute, boosted, and stratified charge, among others, promise engine efficiency gains and emissions reductions. At such demanding engine conditions, the spark-ignition process is a key factor for the flame initiation propagation and the combustion event. From a computational standpoint, there exists multiple spark-ignition models that perform well under conventional conditions but are not truly predictive under strenuous engine operation modes, where the underlying physics needs to be expanded. In this paper, a hybrid Lagrangian-Eulerian spark-ignition (LESI) model is coupled with different turbulence models, grid sizes, and combustion models. The ignition model, previously developed, relies on coupling Eulerian energy deposition with a Lagrangian particle evolution of the spark channel, at every time-step. The spark channel is attached to the electrodes and allowed to elongate at a speed derived from the flow velocity. The LESI model is used to simulate spark ignition in a non-quiescent crossflow environment at engine-like conditions, using CONVERGE commercial CFD solver. The results highlight the consistency, robustness, and versatility of the model in a range of engine-like setups, from typical with RANS and a larger grid size to high fidelity with LES and a finer grid size. The flame kernel growth is then evaluated against schlieren images from an optical constant volume ignition chamber with a focus on the performance of flame propagation models, such as G-equation and thickened flame model, versus the baseline well-stirred reactor model. Finally, future development details are discussed.
Publication Title
Proceedings of ASME 2021 Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference, ICEF 2021
ISBN
9780791885512
Recommended Citation
Kazmouz, S.,
Scarcelli, R.,
Kim, J.,
Cheng, Z.,
Liu, S.,
Dai, M.,
Pomraning, E.,
Senecal, P.,
&
Lee, S.
(2021).
High-fidelity energy deposition ignition model coupled with flame propagation models at engine-like flow conditions.
Proceedings of ASME 2021 Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference, ICEF 2021.
http://doi.org/10.1115/ICEF2021-67598
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