Abstract
A First Law analysis based on the cylinder pressure variation during combustion is a commonly used diagnostic for determining actual spark-ignition engine burning rates. Both simple one-zone and more complex two-zone models have been developed for this purpose. It is shown that the fraction of the fuel's chemical energy which has been released and the fraction of fuel-air mixture burned, within the engine's cylinder, can be accurately estimated from a one-zone analysis if appropriate values for the “average ratio of specific heats”, γ, of the one-zone contents are used. These values are determined by matching the output of the one-zone analysis to that of the more rigorous two-zone analysis of the same cylinder pressure data. Use of this one-zone burning rate analysis procedure is illustrated.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 133-143 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Combustion Science and Technology |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue number | 1-6 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1987 Aug 1 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work has been supported by the Sloan Automo tive Laboratories Consortium for Engine Research . Members are Caterpiller Tractor Co., Cummins Engine Co., Deere and Co., Ford Motor Co., Renault and Peugeot S.A.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Chemistry(all)
- Chemical Engineering(all)
- Fuel Technology
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Physics and Astronomy(all)