Effect of Fuel Injection Parameters on Engine Performance in A Conventional Single Cylinder Spark Ignition Engine

Abstract

In this study, a 1D model was created using the Ricardo-Wave program for a single-cylinder, spark ignition, four-stroke, direct injection engine with a stroke volume of 398 cc. Air-fuel ratio (AFR), mixture temperature (MT), and start of injection (SOI) were used as fuel injection parameters. Using these parameters, 343 different cases were created. Brake power, thermal efficiency, and fuel consumption were used as engine performance parameters. By holding one injection parameter constant, a contour plot was created to examine the effect of the other two parameters on the engine performance parameter. According to the results, the effect of MT and SOI on brake power is 1%, the effect of AFR on brake power is 9.6%, the effect of MT and SOI on thermal efficiency is 1%, and the effect of AFR on thermal efficiency is 12.8%. The effect of MT and SOI on fuel consumption is 0.04%, the effect of AFR on fuel consumption is 22.9%, and the effect of AFR on brake specific fuel consumption is 22.9%. These results indicate that the most significant effect is provided by AFR, while MT and SOI also have a slight impact on engine performance.

Keywords

• Internal combustion engine
• Performance
• Fuel injetion
• Simulation

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