Computational 1D model for evaluation of combustion of natural gas ignited by pilot diesel flame in optical access single cylinder engine

• Grant number: 21/02359-2
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: June 01, 2021
• End date: March 31, 2022
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Mechanical Engineering - Thermal Engineering
• Principal Investigator: Guenther Carlos Krieger Filho
• Grantee: Gabriel Jenner de Faria Orsi
• Host Institution: Escola Politécnica (EP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The objective of this project is the development and analysis of internal combustion engines models operating with natural gas and diesel mixtures. There are demands for engines operating with natural gas in the thermoeletric and hybrid propulsion systems for ships segments, however, there is not enough knowledge and data about the emissions of the unburned gases in dual fuel engines. Therefore, the object in sight is to create models of the turbulent flows inside the combustion chambers and of the emissions composition through experimental data obtained from the single cylinder engine with optical access.In possession of the experimental data and engine specifications it is possible to obtain one-dimensional (1D) and three-dimensional (3D) models over the geometry and flow inside the engine, analyze the results, and, afterwards, refine the model until satisfactory outcomes and enough data are acquired.