Optimizing Internal Combustion Engine Performance Through Response Surface Methodology

962525

12/01/1996

Event
Motorsports Engineering Conference & Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
Optimizing IC engine performance currently requires an exhaustive experimental search to determine the combination of internal components that maximizes torque or power. An alternate and more structured approach using Response Surface Methods will lead the experimenter to the optimum combination with the least number of trials. Using simulation software to evaluate IC engine configurations, this method improved the estimated power from 439 to 516 KW. Results of the study indicate that Response Surface Methods are a viable and robust method of converging to an IC engine configuration which achieves optimum performance.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/962525
Pages
13
Citation
Dvorak, T., and Hoekstra, R., "Optimizing Internal Combustion Engine Performance Through Response Surface Methodology," SAE Technical Paper 962525, 1996, https://doi.org/10.4271/962525.
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Published
Dec 1, 1996
Product Code
962525
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English