Applying the multi-zone model in predicting the
operating range of HCCI engines
Applying the multi-zone model in predicting the
operating range of HCCI engines
Ming JIA1,Maozhao XIE1,Zhijun PENG2,
1.School of Energy and
Power Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024,
China; 2.School of Engineering
and Design, University of Sussex, Brighton, BN1 9RH, UK;
Abstract：In this paper, a multi-zone model is developed to predict the operating range of homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engines. The boundaries of the operating range were determined by knock (presented by ringing intensity), partial burn (presented by combustion efficiency), and cycle-to-cycle variations (presented by the sensitivity of indicated mean effective pressure to initial temperature). By simulating an HCCI engine fueled with iso-octane, the knock and cycle-to-cycle variations predicted by the model showed satisfactory agreement with measurements made under different initial temperatures and equivalence ratios; the operating range was also well reproduced by the model. Furthermore, the model was applied to predict the operating range of the HCCI engine under different engine speeds by varying the intake temperatures and equivalence ratios. The potential to extend the operating range of the HCCI engine through two strategies, i.e., variable compression ratio and intake pressure boosting, was then investigated. Results indicate that the ignition point can be efficiently controlled by varying the compression ratio. A low load range can be extended by increasing the intake temperature while reducing the compression ratio. Higher intake temperatures and lower compression ratios can also extend the high load range. Boosting intake pressure is helpful in controlling the combustion of the HCCI engine, resulting in an extended high load range.
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Ming JIA, Maozhao XIE, Zhijun PENG, . Applying the multi-zone model in predicting the
operating range of HCCI engines. Front. Energy, 2010, 4(3): 414-423.
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