Analytical and Experimental Study of a Naturally Aspirated Indirect Injection 4-Stroke Spark Ignition Engine

Authors

  • Baussad AIT SLIMANE Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sciences and the Technology of Oran, Algeria.
  • Brahim MENACER Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sciences and the Technology of Oran, Algeria.- Ecole Superieur en Génie Electrique et Energétique ESGEE Oran.
  • Mostefa BOUCHETARA Laboratory of Gas Combustion and Environment Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sciences and Technology of Oran. BP 1505 El -MNAOUER, USTO 31000 ORAN (Algeria)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5755/j01.mech.25.6.23277

Keywords:

engine simulation, spark ignition engine, simulation models, combustion models, knocking limit, engine performance, GT-Power software.

Abstract

One of the objectives of this study is to elaborate an engine cycle simulation program in FORTRAN language to analyze the influence of operating parameters on the performance (the
effective power, torque and specific fuel consumption) of a four-stroke gasoline engine (Ford ZSG 416 gasoline engine) for different engine operating parameters. The GT-Power
engine simulation software was used to compare the results obtained with the developed computer program and to improve it. In this program, a single-zone thermodynamic
model was considered, which describes each phase of the engine cycle. In order to validate the developed program, a comparison of the experimental results with those obtained
using GT-Power software was carried out. The other objective of this paper is to investigate the influence of a number of significant engine parameters such as compression ratio, cylinder wall temperature, cylinder diameter, stroke-bore ratio and ignition angle on the performance of the chosen engine. Examining the experimental results and those obtained with the developed program, it was observed that the power difference was in the order of ± 3%, the torque difference was ± 6%, while the BSFC difference was about ± 10%. It has been noted that the most significant parameters in improving the performance of the gasoline engine are the compression ratio, the fuel/air ratio, the engine geometry and the ignition begin. The variation of these parameters was not arbitrary, the knock criteria, in other words, the achievement of normal combustion were taken into account.

Author Biography

Baussad AIT SLIMANE, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sciences and the Technology of Oran, Algeria.

Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Published

2019-12-04

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MECHANICS OF FLUIDS AND GASES