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Choice of Tuning Parameters on 3D IC Engine Simulations Using G-Equation
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2018-01-0183
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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3D CFD spark-ignition IC engine simulations are extremely complex for the regular user. Truly-predictive CFD simulations for the turbulent flame combustion that solve fully coupled transport/chemistry equations may require large computational capabilities unavailable to regular CFD users. A solution is to use a simpler phenomenological model such as the G-equation that decouples transport/chemistry result. Such simulation can still provide acceptable and faster results at the expense of predictive capabilities. While the G-equation is well understood within the experienced modeling community, the goal of this paper is to document some of them for a novice or less experienced CFD user who may not be aware that phenomenological models of turbulent flame combustion usually require heavy tuning and calibration from the user to mimic experimental observations. This study used ANSYS® Forte, Version 17.2, and the built-in G-equation model, to investigate two tuning constants that influence flame propagation in 3D CFD SI engine simulations: the stretch factor coefficient, Cms and the flame development coefficient, Cm2. After identifying several Cm2-Cms pairs that matched experimental data at one operating conditions, simulation results showed that engine models that used different Cm2-Cms sets predicted similar combustion performance, when the spark timing, engine load, and engine speed were changed from the operating condition used to validate the CFD simulation. A dramatic shift was observed when engine speed was doubled, which suggested that the flame stretch coefficient, Cms, had a much larger influence at higher engine speeds compared to the flame development coefficient, Cm2. Therefore, the Cm2-Cms sets that predicted a higher turbulent flame under higher in-cylinder pressure and temperature increased the peak pressure and efficiency. This suggest that the choice of the Cm2-Cms will affect the G-equation-based simulation accuracy when engine speed increases from the one used to validate the model. As a result, for the less-experienced CFD user and in the absence of enough experimental data that would help retune the tuning parameters at various operating conditions, the purpose of a good G-equation-based 3D engine simulation is to guide and/or complement experimental investigations, not the other way around. Only a truly-predictive simulation that fully couples the turbulence/chemistry equations can help reduce the amount of experimental work.1
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Liu, J., Szybist, J., and Dumitrescu, C., "Choice of Tuning Parameters on 3D IC Engine Simulations Using G-Equation," SAE Technical Paper 2018-01-0183, 2018, https://doi.org/10.4271/2018-01-0183.Data Sets - Support Documents
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