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Fluctuations in the Energetic Properties of a Spark-Ignition Engine Model with Variability.
- Source :
- Entropy; Aug2013, Vol. 15 Issue 8, p3277-3296, 20p, 1 Chart, 11 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- We study the energetic functions obtained in a simulated spark-ignited engine that incorporates cyclic variability through a quasi-dimensional combustion model. Our analyses are focused on the effects of the fuel-air equivalence ratio of the mixture simultaneously over the cycle-to-cycle fluctuations of heat release (Q<subscript>R</subscript>) and the performance outputs, such as the power (P) and the efficiency (η). We explore the fluctuant behavior for Q<subscript>R</subscript>, P and η related to random variations of the basic physical parameters in an entrainment or eddy-burning combustion model. P and η show triangle shaped first return maps, while Q<subscript>R</subscript> exhibits a structured map, especially at intermediated fuel-air ratios. Structure disappears to a considerable extent in the case of heat release and close-to-stoichiometry fuel-air ratios. By analyzing the fractal dimension to explore the presence of correlations at different scales, we find that whereas Q<subscript>R</subscript> displays short-range correlations for intermediate values of the fuel ratio, both P and η are characterized by a single scaling exponent, denoting irregular fluctuations. A novel noisy loop-shaped P vs. η plot for a large number of engine cycles is obtained. This plot, which evidences different levels of irreversibilities as the fuel ratio changes, becomes the observed loop P vs. η curve when fluctuations are disregarded, and thus, only the mean values for efficiency and power are considered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10994300
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Entropy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 89993246
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/e15083367