In this study parametric investigation is performed for a diesel engine with respect to EGR rate, injection timing. The engine is a heavy duty diesel engine operated with early injection timings to simulate an HCCI engine mode at a low rpm. The commer...
In this study parametric investigation is performed for a diesel engine with respect to EGR rate, injection timing. The engine is a heavy duty diesel engine operated with early injection timings to simulate an HCCI engine mode at a low rpm. The commercial code FIRE is employed for prediction of in-cylinder spray, combustion and production of NOx and soot emissions. Different sprays models including no breakup with a fixed SMD and Huh-Gosman model are tested for comparison with measurements. The Arrhenius type Shell ignition model is used with the standard set of constants for autoignition. The eddy dissipation model and characteristic time scale model are used for comparison during premixed and diffusion controlled combustion phases. Models for spray atomization and turbulent combustion involve some arbitrary constants, which require tuning for given specific cases. However results do not show much dependence on choice of the constants in reasonable ranges. Simulation results agree well with the measured data set for pressure traces, NOx and soot emissions for all 9 parametric cases.