PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF A DIESEL ENGINE WITHIN A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL FRAMEWORK

Abstract

In this study, large-bore diesel engine combustion was modeled using development combustion model Extended Coherent Flame Models 3 Zones (ECFM-3Z). During this work, the study was made about an engine configuration with compression, spray injection, combustion and emission of the diesel engine. Prediction of in-cylinder combustion phenomenon, effects of turbulence levels, flow structures and emission modeling have an importance in designing efficient engines. Effects of in-cylinder flow structures, fuel injection and design parameters were investigated for the engine performance and emission results. The results agree broadly with experimental and computational studies. As a result, it is aimed to find out the flow structure, spray, combustion and emission characteristics of the large-bore diesel engine. In a precombustion chamber structure, it is seen that controlled combustion starts and then high-pressure gas mixture uniformly spreads into the main combustion chamber. 

Keywords

• Diesel Engine,CFD,Emission,Performance

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