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Computer Models For Evaluating Premixed and Disc Wankel Engine Performance
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This paper describes two types of computer models which have been developed to analyze the performance of both premixed-charge and direct-injection stratified-charge Wankel engines. The models are based on a thermodynamic analysis of the contents of the engine's chambers. In the first type of model, the rate of combustion is predicted from measured chamber pressure by use of a heat release analysis. The analysis includes heat transfer to the chamber walls, work transfer to the rotor, enthalpy loss due to flows into crevices and due to leakage flows into adjacent chambers, and enthalpy gain due to fuel injection. The second type of computer model may be used to predict the chamber pressure during a complete engine cycle. From the predicted chamber pressure, the overall engine performance parameters are calculated. The rate of fuel burning as an algebraic function of crank angle is specified. Again, all the performance loss mechanisms - heat transfer, crevice effects and leakage - are modeled. Use of these two programs is illustrated with examples.
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Authors
- J.A. Roberts - Sloan Automotive Laboratory Massachusetts Institute at Technology Cambridge, MA
- T.J. Norman - Sloan Automotive Laboratory Massachusetts Institute at Technology Cambridge, MA
- J.A. Ekchian - Sloan Automotive Laboratory Massachusetts Institute at Technology Cambridge, MA
- John B. Heywood - Sloan Automotive Laboratory Massachusetts Institute at Technology Cambridge, MA
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Roberts, J., Norman, T., Ekchian, J., and Heywood, J., "Computer Models For Evaluating Premixed and Disc Wankel Engine Performance," SAE Technical Paper 860613, 1986, https://doi.org/10.4271/860613.Also In
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