This content is not included in
your SAE MOBILUS subscription, or you are not logged in.
CAD/CFD/CAE Modelling of Wankel Engines for UAV
Technical Paper
2015-01-2466
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
Annotation ability available
Sector:
Language:
English
Abstract
The Wankel engine for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) applications delivers advantages vs. piston engines of simplicity, smoothness, compactness and high power-to-weight ratio. The use of computational fluid dynamic (CFD) and computer aided engineering (CAE) tools may permit to address the major downfalls of these engines, namely the slow and incomplete combustion due to the low temperatures and the rotating combustion chambers. The paper proposes the results of CAD/CFD/CAE modelling of a Wankel engine featuring tangential jet ignition to produce faster and more complete combustion.
Recommended Content
Authors
Topic
Citation
Boretti, A., "CAD/CFD/CAE Modelling of Wankel Engines for UAV," SAE Technical Paper 2015-01-2466, 2015, https://doi.org/10.4271/2015-01-2466.Also In
References
- Sherman , D. The Rotary Club Automobile Magazine February 76 79 2008
- Ohkubo , M. et al. Developed Technologies of the New Rotary Engine (RENESIS) SAE P. 2004-01-1790 2004 10.4271/2004-01-1790
- Jones , C. A Review of Curtiss-Wright Rotary Engine Developments with Respect to General Aviation Potential SAE Technical Paper 790621 1979 10.4271/790621
- Danieli , G. , Ferguson , C. , Heywood , J. , and Keck , J. Predicting the Emissions and Performance Characteristics of a Wankel Engine SAE Technical Paper 740186 1974 10.4271/740186
- Shimizu , R. , Okimoto , H. , Tashima , S. , and Fuse , S. The Characteristics of Fuel Consumption and Exhaust Emissions of the Side Exhaust Port Rotary Engine SAE Technical Paper 950454 1995 10.4271/950454
- Yamamoto , K. , Muroki , T. , and Kobayakawa , T. Combustion Characteristics of Rotary Engines SAE Technical Paper 720357 1972 10.4271/720357
- Boretti , A. , Jiang , S. , and Scalzo , J. A Novel Wankel Engine Featuring Jet Ignition and Port or Direct Injection for Faster and More Complete Combustion Especially Designed for Gaseous Fuels SAE Technical Paper 2015-01-0007 2015 10.4271/2015-01-0007
- Boretti , A.A. , Watson , H.C. Enhanced combustion by jet ignition in a turbocharged cryogenic port fuel injected hydrogen engine International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 34 5 2511 2516 2009
- Boretti , A.A. , Watson , H.C. The lean burn direct injection jet ignition gas engine International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 34 18 7835 7841 2009
- Boretti , A. Comparison of fuel economies of high efficiency diesel and hydrogen engines powering a compact car with a flywheel based kinetic energy recovery systems International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 35 16 8417 8424 2010
- Boretti , A. , Watson , H. , Tempia , A. Computational analysis of the lean-burn direct-injection jet ignition hydrogen engine Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering 224 2 261 269 2010
- Boretti , A. Stoichiometric H2ICEs with water injection International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 36 7 4469 4473 2011
- Boretti , A. Stoichiometric H2ICE with water injection and exhaust and coolant heat recovery through organic Rankine cycles International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 36 19 12591 12600 2011
- Roethlisberger R.P. , Favrat D. Comparison between direct and indirect (prechamber) spark ignition in the case of a cogeneration natural gas engine, part I: engine geometrical parameters Applied Thermal Engineering 22 11 1217 1229 2002
- Roethlisberger R.P. , Favrat D. Comparison between direct and indirect (prechamber) spark ignition in the case of a cogeneration natural gas engine, part II: engine operating parameters and turbocharger characteristics Applied Thermal Engineering 22 11 1231 1243
- www.cd-adapco.com/products/star-ccm-plus
- www.gtisoft.com/
- Boretti A. Modeling Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Jet Ignition Wankel Engines with CAE/CFD April 8 2015 Advances in Aircraft and Spacecraft Science, An International Journal
- Shimizu , R. , Tadokoro , T. , Nakanishi , T. , and Funamoto , J. Mazda 4-Rotor Rotary Engine for the Le Mans 24-Hour Endurance Race SAE Technical Paper 920309 1992 10.4271/920309