Homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) combustion has the potential for high efficiency with very low levels of NOx and soot emissions. However, HCCI has thus far only been achievable in a laboratory setting due the lack of control over the start and rate of combustion and its narrow operating range. In the present work, direct water injection (WI) was investigated to solve the aforementioned limitations of HCCI. This new advanced combustion mode is called thermally stratified compression ignition (TSCI). A three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics (3D CFD) model was developed using CONVERGE CFD coupled with detailed chemical kinetics to gain a better understanding of the underlying phenomena of the water injection event in a homogeneous, low temperature combustion (LTC) strategy. The CFD model was first validated against previously collected experimental data. The model was then used to simulate TSCI combustion and the results indicate that injecting water into the combustion chamber decreases the overall unburned gas temperature and increases the level of thermal stratification prior to ignition. The increased thermal stratification results in a decreased rate of combustion, thereby providing control over its rate. The results show that the peak pressure and gross heat release rate (HRR) decrease by 37.8% and 83.2%, respectively, when 6.7 mg of water were injected per cycle at a pressure of 160 bar. Finally, different spray patterns were simulated to observe their effect on the level of thermal stratification prior to ignition. The results show that the symmetric patterns with more nozzle holes were generally more effective at increasing thermal stratification.
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Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations of the Effect of Water Injection Characteristics on TSCI: A New, Load-Flexible, Advanced Combustion Concept
Mozhgan Rahimi Boldaji,
Mozhgan Rahimi Boldaji
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Stony Brook University,
Stony Brook, NY 11790
e-mail: mozhgan.rahimiboldaji@stonybrook.edu
Stony Brook University,
Stony Brook, NY 11790
e-mail: mozhgan.rahimiboldaji@stonybrook.edu
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Aimilios Sofianopoulos,
Aimilios Sofianopoulos
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Stony Brook University,
Stony Brook, NY 11790
e-mail: aimilios.sofianopoulos@stonybrook.edu
Stony Brook University,
Stony Brook, NY 11790
e-mail: aimilios.sofianopoulos@stonybrook.edu
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Sotirios Mamalis,
Sotirios Mamalis
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Stony Brook University,
Stony Brook, NY 11790
e-mail: sotirios.mamalis@stonybrook.edu
Stony Brook University,
Stony Brook, NY 11790
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Benjamin Lawler
Benjamin Lawler
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Stony Brook University,
Stony Brook, NY 11790
e-mail: benjamin.lawler@stonybrook.edu
Stony Brook University,
Stony Brook, NY 11790
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Mozhgan Rahimi Boldaji
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Stony Brook University,
Stony Brook, NY 11790
e-mail: mozhgan.rahimiboldaji@stonybrook.edu
Stony Brook University,
Stony Brook, NY 11790
e-mail: mozhgan.rahimiboldaji@stonybrook.edu
Aimilios Sofianopoulos
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Stony Brook University,
Stony Brook, NY 11790
e-mail: aimilios.sofianopoulos@stonybrook.edu
Stony Brook University,
Stony Brook, NY 11790
e-mail: aimilios.sofianopoulos@stonybrook.edu
Sotirios Mamalis
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Stony Brook University,
Stony Brook, NY 11790
e-mail: sotirios.mamalis@stonybrook.edu
Stony Brook University,
Stony Brook, NY 11790
e-mail: sotirios.mamalis@stonybrook.edu
Benjamin Lawler
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Stony Brook University,
Stony Brook, NY 11790
e-mail: benjamin.lawler@stonybrook.edu
Stony Brook University,
Stony Brook, NY 11790
e-mail: benjamin.lawler@stonybrook.edu
Contributed by the IC Engine Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER. Manuscript received May 11, 2018; final manuscript received May 16, 2018; published online July 9, 2018. Editor: David Wisler.
J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. Nov 2018, 140(11): 112807 (10 pages)
Published Online: July 9, 2018
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May 11, 2018
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Boldaji, M. R., Sofianopoulos, A., Mamalis, S., and Lawler, B. (July 9, 2018). "Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations of the Effect of Water Injection Characteristics on TSCI: A New, Load-Flexible, Advanced Combustion Concept." ASME. J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. November 2018; 140(11): 112807. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4040309
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