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Power Process Simulation LE3

This document provides instructions for a simulation exercise using GT-Suite software to model a single-cylinder diesel engine. Students are asked to: 1) Build a 1-cylinder diesel engine model following step-by-step instructions, take a screenshot of the completed model, and briefly explain it. 2) Analyze the engine process by making graphs of various parameters like pressure, temperature, heat release over crank angle for one speed and load condition and explaining the graphs. 3) Analyze the effect of injection timing on various performance and emissions outputs like pressure, temperature, power, emissions and efficiency. 4) Briefly explain 1D pipe flow simulations and the Courant number, and discuss the effect

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Power Process Simulation LE3

This document provides instructions for a simulation exercise using GT-Suite software to model a single-cylinder diesel engine. Students are asked to: 1) Build a 1-cylinder diesel engine model following step-by-step instructions, take a screenshot of the completed model, and briefly explain it. 2) Analyze the engine process by making graphs of various parameters like pressure, temperature, heat release over crank angle for one speed and load condition and explaining the graphs. 3) Analyze the effect of injection timing on various performance and emissions outputs like pressure, temperature, power, emissions and efficiency. 4) Briefly explain 1D pipe flow simulations and the Courant number, and discuss the effect

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EEN-E3002 Power Process Simulation, 2018

Learning Exercise 3

GT-Power/GT-Suite Simulation Exercises Part 1: Building up and


running a single-cylinder diesel engine simulation model (12p)
The following exercise is to be made with GT-Suite software licensed to Aalto University. GT
Power/GT Suite tutorial material is allowed to be used during this course only. Unlicensed use of
any GT-Suite material is strictly forbidden.

The assignment must be uploaded into MyCourses latest on Monday 26.3.; 23:55 p.m.

The simulation software is available in Maarintalo, room Maari-E. Please, begin the simulations
as soon as possible because there is only limited number of program licenses for students and
they are probably going to be fully occupied when the deadline closes.

The purpose of this exercise is to familiarize the students to GT-Power engine simulation program
and to the basics of diesel combustion process. GT-Power is one part of GT-Suite program family
which has been developed by Gamma Technologies Inc. for engine process simulations mainly.

The step by step training material for modeling the 1-Cylinder Diesel Engine is available online.
It is recommended to build a new file and follow the instructions of training material (DICI),
which you find on Mycourses Assignment session or Engine_Performance-tutorials.pdf uploaded
on Material session.

In answering, please, use figures, diagrams, tables and graphs. There is a specific program for the
result analysis, GT-Post. This program can be run from GT-Power. From GT-Post it is also
possible to get results as an average. The results from different engine parts can be accessed by
right-clicking the part on the engine map (GT-Post) and selecting ”View RLT Data”. These values
can also be quickly copied with ”Ctrl+C/Ctrl+V”. For drawing the result curves GT-post is
recommended, but also Excel or MatLab can be used for plots and scalar data.
LE1 Reporting

1. Build up the DICI with dimensions and parameters given below model and explain the
model briefly (2p). Include a snapshot of the model you built in the report and explain.

Engine speed (rpm) Parametrize as [RPM] 1500 EndEnvironment


Intake runner, intake port 42 mm Pressure: 2.4 bar
diameters (mm) Temperature: 350 K
Composition: FluidMixture >
air
Exhaust runner, exhaust port 38 mm Intake Runner
diameters (mm) Length: 100 mm,
Intake port Discretization length: 40% of
Length: 80 mm bore diameter
Imposed Wall Temperature: Initial State Name:
450 K FluidInitialState
Heat Transfer Multiplier: 1.5 Roughness from Material:
PRESSURE DROP folder: cast_iron
Check No Friction Pressure Imposed Wall temperature: 350
Losses K
Check Zero Pressure Losses
from Bends and Tapers
Cylinder bore (mm) 111 Cylinder values
Exhaust port Injector Initial State Object: initial
Length: 60 mm Injected Mass: [FMass] Check ‘Wall temperature
Discretization Length: 55% Fluid Object: … > GT- defined by Reference Object’
of bore SUITE Library > Head temperature: 550
Initial State Name: define FluidLiqInCompress > Piston temperature 590
new FluidInitialState object diesel2-combust Cylinder temperature 450
Pressure: 1.1 bar Injected Fluid Temperature: Heat Transfer Object:
Temperature: 750 K 300 K EngCylHeatTr
Composition: new Injection duration: 18 CA Heat Transfer Model:
FluidMixtureBurned object deg WoschniGT
In the FLUIDS folder: Add Overall Convection Multiplier:
air 95% 1 Head/Bore Area Ratio: 1
Add diesel2-combust 5% Exhaust Runner Piston/ Bore Area Ratio: 1.2
Length: 120 mm Flow Object: ignore
Roughness from Material: Roughness from Material: Combustion Object:
cast_iron steel EngCylCombWiebe
Ignition delay: 3
Imposed Wall Temperature: Imposed Wall Temperature: Premixed Fraction: 0.02
550 K 600 K o Heat Transfer Tail Fraction: 0.05
Heat Transfer Multiplier: 1.5 Multiplier: default Premixed duration: 2
Main duration: 35
Tail duration: 40
Premixed Exponent: default
Main Exponent: default
Tail Exponent: default
Connecting rod length (mm) 232 Engine Crank Train
Compression ratio 16.5 Engine speed: Parametrize by
Injection Timing / Start of -4 writing [RPM]
Injection (CA BTDC) Engine Friction Object or
Valve Lifts (mm) Copied from template.gtm FMEP: EngFrictionCF
on mycourses Constant part of FMEP: 0.4 bar
Ignition delay (CA) 3 Peak Cylinder Pressure Factor:
Injected fuel mass per cycle Parametrize as [FMass] (40) 0.005
(mg) Mean Piston Speed Factor: 0.09
Cylinder Geometry Object: Mean Piston Speed Squared:
EngCylGeom Factor: 9e-4
Define parameters in MAIN Start of cycle (CA at IVC): -95
folder from Table in the first
page. Outlet Environment:
In the PISTON-TO-CRANK Copy and edit the already
OFFSET folder: give offset created inletEnv object with
of 1 mm option change
Reversion Flow Composition:
In the FIRING ORDER track
folder:
Cylinder number: 1
Firing intervals: 0
In the RLT NORMS folder:
Reference State for
Volumetric Efficiency:
Choose initial you have
defined earlier

A model for nitrous oxide formation (EngCylNOx) should be added to the Advanced -interleaf of
comb-object.

2. Analyze the engine process. Make a graph on the following process values as function of
crank angle on one selected engine speed and load. Explain briefly the graphs. (3p)

a) Cylinder pressure (bar)


b) In-cylinder mean temperature (K)
c) Rate of heat release and cumulative heat release (kJ/deg and kJ)
d) Intake valve lift and intake mass flow (mm and kg/s)
e) Exhaust valve lift and exhaust mass flow (mm and kg/s)
f) Exhaust gas temperature (deg C)
g) Heat transfer coefficient and heat transfer (kW/m2/K and kW)
3. Analyze the effect of injection timing, start of injection (SOI), to engine performance
through the following variables. Explain and comment the results briefly. (3p)
a) Max. cylinder pressure (bar)
b) Max. mean temperature in the cylinder (K)
c) Power and torque (kW and Nm)
d) Average temperature of exhaust gas (deg C)
e) Fuel and air consumption (g/kWh & g/s)
f) Brake mean effective pressure (bar)
g) Indicated mean effective pressure (bar)
h) Brake thermal efficiency (%)
i) NOx-emissions (g/kWh)

4. a. Explain briefly the flow simulation in pipes. What kind of equations are to be solved in
1D flow simulation? What is Courant Number? (1 p)
b. consider a model with a given discretization length (dx = 50). If that model is changed
so that the discretization length is decreased by a factor of 2 (dx = 25). Discuss the effect
of solution method (Explicit or Implicit) on the run time? (1 p)

5. Write the benefits of running engine models with respect to engine speed mode and
load mode? (2 p)
6. How much time did you spend on the exercise? + free comments.

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