Intake Valve Research Articles

Investigation of the control strategy for hydrogen addition in all operating conditions of a high compression ratio liquid methane heavy-duty engine

The hydrogen addition to liquid methane gas (LMG) engines based on the rational control strategy is considered to be a promising approach to improve the performance of LMG engines. However, the current studies are limited to a few operating points. To comprehensively develop a control strategy of hydrogen addition for high compression ratio LMG engines, the effects of hydrogen addition on the emissions, combustion, and performance of an LMG engine are experimentally investigated under all operating conditions in this study. Furthermore, to achieve the optimal performance of the hydrogen-LMG engine with the optimal hydrogen blending, the coupled simulation model of MATLAB/Simulink and GT-Power is established based on the test bench, and the multiple operating parameters of the calibrated numerical model are optimized by using genetic algorithm. The results show that the maximum increases in the brake thermal efficiency with increasing hydrogen energy share (HES) are 1.6, 0.9 and 0.6 percentage points under low, medium and high loads, respectively. Correspondingly, the maximum reduction in EBSFC under low, medium and high loads is 6.5 %, 2.2 % and 1.4 %, respectively. The ignition delay is reduced and the combustion is promoted with the increase in HES. As a result, the cylinder pressure and HRR rise faster and reach a higher peak earlier. In addition, the 50 % combustion location is advanced and the 10–90 % combustion duration is shortened. In terms of emissions, the increasing HES promotes the NOx emissions and reduces the HC emissions. Especially at medium and high loads, the NOx emissions rise sharply with increasing HES. It is desirable that HES should not exceed 15 %, 4 % and 2 % at low, medium and high loads, respectively. In addition, by co-optimizing the intake valve opening timing, exhaust valve opening timing and the spark angle, the BSFC of the hydrogen-LMG engine with the optimal HES under 1200 rpm and BMEP of 6 bar is still improved by 2.2 %. This study provides new insights to further explore the energy-saving potential of hydrogen-LMG engines.

A method to quantify the advantages of a variable valve train for CI engines

Today’s CI engines are subject to strict regulations of pollutant emissions and ambitious fuel consumption targets. Therefore, the interaction between the engine and the exhaust aftertreatment system (ATS) has become increasingly important. Numerous studies have shown that a variable valve train (VVT) improves the interaction between engine and ATS. However, most of these studies either quantify the advantage on a specific engine or only present complex CFD models, such that the results are not easily transferable to different engines. Thus, engine manufacturers cannot directly use these results to assess the advantage of various VVT strategies for their engines. In this paper, we propose a cycle-discrete cylinder model based on first principles which allows to simulate various VVT strategies. In contrast to present methods based on CFD, the proposed cylinder model can be realized with the equations presented. Furthermore, the model is identified with measurement data of an engine without a VVT. A separate engine, which is retrofitted with a fully VVT, is used to validate the proposed modeling approach. Using the identified model in combination with a mean-value model of the air path, we are able to simulate the effects of early intake valve closing, early exhaust valve opening, and cylinder deactivation for a complete CI engine that has no VVT installed. The model is then used to highlight the advantage of a VVT for two scenarios at part-load operation. At cold start, where the temperature of the ATS must be increased quickly, variable valve timing achieves higher enthalpy flows to the ATS while also lowering engine-out NOx emissions when compared to a standard engine strategy. If the ATS is at the operating temperature, cylinder deactivation achieves significantly higher enthalpy flows which prevents the ATS from cooling down. In addition, cylinder deactivation also lowers fuel consumption and engine-out NOx emissions.

Fuel-air mixing in motored CFR engine at research octane number (RON) relevant condition

This paper presents a three-dimensional (3-D) computational fluid dynamics (CFD) study of a motored cooperative fuel research (CFR) engine at research octane number (RON) relevant condition. The boundary conditions for 3-D simulations were generated with a one-dimensional GT-Power model. For the first time in literature, a carburetor was added to a virtual CFR engine model with 3-D CFD. Therefore, the proposed setup can simulate the fuel and thermal stratifications inside the engine cylinder with realistic detail. The transient simulations in this work were performed within the Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) framework with a Realizable k-ε turbulence model. Major conclusions from the present work are: (1) The in-cylinder flow of the CFR engine is swirl-dominated due to the existence of the intake valve shroud. (2) There is a significant amount of liquid droplets entering the cylinder during the intake stroke. The maximum instantaneous amount of liquid for 50% PRF 87 (containing 87% iso-octane and 13% n-heptane (v/v)) and 50% ethanol mixture is indicated to be around 26% of total injected fuel mass. (3) The heat of vaporization (HoV) of the fuel is responsible for creating both temperature and charge stratification inside the cylinder.

Study of single and split injection strategies on combustion and emissions of hydrogen DISI engine

Hydrogen energy shows excellent potential as an alternative fuel for internal combustion engines (ICE) in terms of cleanliness and efficiency. However, the specificity of hydrogen density and diffusion rate leads to further optimization of the working process of the hydrogen direct injection spark ignition (DISI) engines. In this study, the effects of single injection and split injection strategies on the combustion and emissions of a hydrogen DISI engine were investigated at medium/low load. The specific results showed that premature hydrogen injection could trigger pre-ignition events, and it was appropriate to set the earliest hydrogen injection timing to 180° CA BTDC after the intake valve closing. For the single injection strategy, the brake thermal efficiency (BTE) increased first and then decreased with the delay of the start of injection (SOI). When SOI = 100° CA BTDC, the optimal BTE (36.1 %) could be obtained, and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions could still be limited to less than 0.1 g/(kW·h). For the split injection strategy, Delaying the secondary end of injection (SEOI) beyond 30° CA BTDC rapidly worsened NOx emissions to over 1.5 g/(kW·h). Delaying SEOI achieved higher efficiency but slightly worse the coefficient of variation COVIMEP than the single injection strategy. In addition, increasing the secondary injection mass fraction (SIMF) to 30 % could achieve an 18 % higher peak heat release rate than a single injection and shorter combustion duration. However, over 20 % SIMF resulted in an increase of NOx emissions to over 4 g/(kW·h). The energy distribution indicated that adjusting the injection strategy to increase BTE was mainly achieved by reducing power of heat loss (PHL).

Divided Exhaust Period Assessment for Fuel-Enrichment Reduction in Turbocharged Spark-Ignition Engines

<div>Turbocharged spark-ignition (SI) engines, owing to frequent engine knocking events, utilize retarded spark timing that causes combustion inefficiency, and high turbine inlet temperature (Trb-In T) levels. Fuel enrichment is implemented at high power levels to prevent excessive Trb-In T levels, resulting in an additional fueling penalty and higher CO emissions. In current times, fuel-enrichment reductions are of high strategic importance for engine manufacturers to meet the imminent emissions regulations. To that end, the authors investigated the divided exhaust period (DEP) concept in a 2.2 L turbocharged SI engine with a geometric compression ratio of 14 by decoupling blowdown (BD) and scavenge (SC) events during the exhaust process. Using a validated 1D engine model, the authors first analyzed the DEP concept in terms of pumping mean effective pressure (PMEP) and engine knocking (KI) reduction. Subsequently, the authors examined the effectiveness of the DEP concept using a “low-restriction exhaust flowpath” and varying late intake valve closing (LIVC) duration.</div> <div>First, using DEP, significant PMEP and KI reductions benefits were observed at high power engine conditions along with a large increase in Trb-In T from the early blowdown event. Subsequently, use of a low restriction exhaust flowpath and a shortened LIVC duration further elevated the DEP benefits, including Trb-In T reduction that facilitated enrichment reduction. At 4,000 RPM/20 bar BMEP, ~70% lower PMEP and a 2.2 point increase in ITEg were noted relative to the base engine. However, the 2,000 RPM peak torque engine condition was compromised using DEP, due to knock limitation and deteriorated stock turbocharger performance. Finally, DEP design integrated with an off-the-shelf (new) turbocharger system remedied the low-end torque challenges and demonstrated a notable enrichment reduction and thermal efficiency benefits at the full load engine curve including the 200 kW rated condition.</div>

Investigation of Lips-Guided-Flow Combustion Chamber and Miller Cycle to Improve the Thermal Efficiency of a Highly Intensified Diesel Engine

An investigation into the lips-guided-flow combustion chamber (LGFC) and Miller cycle was conducted on a highly intensified diesel engine under rated power conditions to improve thermal efficiency. The radius and depth of the chamber bowl and lips were optimized to intensify the guided flow and fuel/air mixing. The experimental and simulated results show that the LGFC had a higher fuel/air mixture quality and quicker combustion rate, leading to a higher indicated power and higher thermal efficiency. A late intake valve closing (LIVC) Miller cycle with a higher expansion ratio of 11 and a lower compression ratio of 8.2 was used to control the energy distribution of the thermodynamic cycle and reduce the mechanical and thermal loads. The results show that the maximum combustion temperature was decreased by about 45 K and the thermal efficiency was improved by 2.1%. The research results are useful to guide the improvement in thermal efficiency through combustion chamber design and Miller cycle application for highly intensified diesel engines.

THE INFLUENCE OF INTAKE VALVE CLOSE TIMING ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF A SPARK IGNITION ENGINE USING GASOLINE AND NATURAL GAS

The tightening of environmental requirements has forced car manufacturers to look for various ways to reduce exhaust gas emissions. The existing structural solutions of internal combustion engines allow this type of pollution to be reduced by adjusting the intake valve timing. This is especially relevant when it comes to reducing spark ignition engine emissions when using natural gas as fuel. In this study, a wide range of intake valve timing adjustments from 24° to 54° every six crank angle degrees was taken at a constant engine speed (n = 2500 rpm) and different loads and fixed excess air ratios (λ = 1). The changes in oxygen (O2), carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide (NOx), methane (CH4), and propane (C3H8) gas emissions were observed in the aforementioned intake valve timing range.

Evaluation of thermal management technologies for fuel efficient cold-start emissions reduction in diesel engines

The ultra-low NOx emission limits for heavy and mid-duty vehicles, which are expected to be imposed in both Europe and the USA by 2027, together with the enforcement of continuous decrease in CO2 emission levels, make the need for adoption of newer technologies in the automotive industry imperative. To achieve low tailpipe NOx emissions, the accelerated warm-up of the exhaust aftertreatment system is of great importance. On the other hand, the thermal management strategies applied for this purpose result in fuel consumption penalty and consequently higher CO2 as it can be widely found in the literature. Thus, the use and optimization of advanced thermal management technologies is critical to decrease the NOx– fuel penalty trade-off on the basis of complete driving cycles. In the present work an integrated modeled-based approach is implemented by coupling advanced, predictive 1D engine, and aftertreatment simulation models which are extensively validated via dedicated experimental data. The main goal of this approach is to define and investigate multiple engine or aftertreatment-based thermal management technologies, as well as a combination of them, creating a more efficient warm-up mode for the engine. Thermal measures such as cylinder deactivation, retarded start of the main injection, late intake valve closing (Miller cycle), intake throttling, elevated idle speed, and secondary fuel injection upstream the DOC are evaluated for their effect on the exhaust system heat-up time, the fuel consumption penalty and more importantly, for their impact on the tailpipe NOx emissions calculated by this holistic simulation approach.

Impacts of Charge Air Parameters on Combustion and Emission Characteristics of a Diesel Marine Engine

In this study, the operating processes of a four-stroke diesel marine engine from the intake valve closing (IVC) to the exhaust valve opening (EVO) at numerous different charge air conditions were simulated with the AVL FIRE code. The CFD models were validated with engine shop-test technical data. The results showed that increasing the charge air pressure without cooling decreased the actual amount of air supplied to the cylinder. As a result, the combustion process was suboptimal, resulting in a reduction in engine power and an increase in specific fuel oil consumption (SFOC). In addition, less air to cool the combustion chamber coupled with elevated charge air temperatures increased the in-cylinder peak temperature, leading to a significant increase in thermal nitric oxide (NO) emissions. In contrast, by cooling the charge air after turbocharging, the actual amount of air entering the engine cylinders was increased. The abundant charge air helped to cool the combustion chamber better, significantly reducing the in-cylinder peak temperature and then the thermal NO formation. Better combustion also increased engine power, which, in turn, reduced SFOC. In addition, carbon dioxide (CO2) and soot emissions were also reduced.

Cyclic Analysis of In-Cylinder Vortex Interactions Based on Data-Driven Detection and Characterization Framework

Abstract The complex vortex flow interactions are critical to affect the fuel–air mixing and combustion stability in direct-injection engine. However, due to the strong cyclic variations inside engine, the multiscale swirl flow characteristics with cyclic details are difficult to be sufficiently revealed. Therefore, a vortex detection and characterization framework, including physical and data-driven methods, is implemented to elucidate the cyclic vortex interaction process. In this study, a high-speed time-resolved particle image velocimetry is applied to record the spatiotemporal flow behavior under three different swirl ratio conditions. First, the presence of vortex motion is detected at each crank angle for each engine cycle. Results show that the vortex interaction processes under different swirl ratio conditions exhibit distinctive characteristics. The presence of multiple vortices and their interactions are found to trigger dramatic changes and variations in swirl flow behavior. Then, the individual-cycle analysis of the vortex interaction effects on flow characteristics is conducted. The vortex characteristics including vortex location, strength, and size are examined with cyclic detail using data-driven unsupervised clustering. Results indicate that the vortex merging is the main source inducing the vortex characteristics variations. Furthermore, the occurrence and duration of the vortex merging process are found to be closely related to the intake swirl ratio and valve lift profile. Increased swirl ratio and valve lift cause vortex to merge earlier and reduce the merging duration. This finding provides a potential idea to alleviate the cyclic variation issue by controlling the vortex merging process.

Parametric Analysis and Optimization for Thermal Efficiency Improvement in a Turbocharged Diesel Engine with Peak Cylinder Pressure Constraints

While the original equipment manufacturers are developing engines that can withstand higher PCP, the methodology to maximize the thermal efficiency gain with different PCP limits is still not well-known or documented in the literature. This study aims to provide guidance on how to co-optimize air system parameters, compression ratio, and intake valve closing (IVC) timing of heavy-duty turbocharged diesel engines to enhance thermal efficiency with peak cylinder pressure (PCP) constraints. In this study, a one-dimensional turbocharged engine model is established and validated by experimental data. The effects of turbocharger efficiency, boost pressure, high-pressure exhaust gas recirculation (HP EGR) ratio, compression ratio (CR), and IVC timing on diesel engine efficiency are assessed under PCP constraints through parametric analysis. The results indicate that for enhancing engine thermal efficiency under limited PCP, an increment in boost pressure and CR, and late IVC timing compared to baseline is required. By multiple parameter optimization, the best parameter combination under different PCP constraints is proposed. At a PCP limit of 20 MPa, the combination of a compression ratio of 18.57, boost pressure of 298 kPa, and IVC timing of −95.2 °CA ATDC yields a 1.56% (absolute value) improvement in ITEn over the baseline condition. Raising the PCP limits from 20 MPa to 25 MPa requires increasing the compression ratio to 21.92, boost pressure to 308 kPa, and delaying the intake valve closing timing to −88.7 °CA ATDC, which results in an absolute improvement of 0.86% in ITEn. Baseline engine configuration is updated accordingly to validate the thermal efficiency improvement strategy at a 25 MPa PCP limitation. Experimental results demonstrate a 2.2% (absolute value) improvement in brake thermal efficiency and 1.98% (absolute value) improvement in overall energy efficiency.

Improved creep‐fatigue and remnant tensile/creep properties of 321 stainless steel by self‐healing coating

AbstractAISI 321 steels used as intake valves in turbines are frequently subjected to creep‐fatigue (C‐F) exposure during service. Improving C‐F resistance and assessing remnant creep/tensile properties are therefore required for their safe service. In this work, the self‐healing coating consisting of Al2O3‐13TiO2 layer, TiC layer, and NiCrAlY layer was prepared for 321 steel. The effects of such self‐healing coating on the C‐F and remnant creep/tensile properties were studied. The results showed that the initial hardening phenomena of the studied steel during C‐F exposure was mainly attributed to the dislocation strengthening and a certain level of carbides precipitation strengthening, while the subsequent softening behaviors were resulted from dynamic recovery and coarsening of carbides. Moreover, as compared to other coatings, the self‐healing coating is able to improve the mechanical properties of steels due to dislocation strengthening, precipitation strengthening, and the self‐healing behavior resulting from the reaction between the TiC layer and oxygen.

Numerical investigation of ammonia-rich combustion produces hydrogen to accelerate ammonia combustion in a direct injection SI engine

Ammonia is a carbon-free fuel with significant potential to minimize carbon emissions. However, ammonia has weak combustion properties, necessitating more study to improve its combustion performance in engines. A numerical simulation was conducted to evaluate the impact of fuel composition and injection-ignition synergy strategy on the performance of an ammonia-hydrogen spark ignition engine with liquid ammonia direct injection and hydrogen port injection. Specifically, two distinct injection modes were investigated: injection after intake valve close (IAIVC) and injection before top dead center (IBTDC). The outcomes reveal that the IBTDC mode generates a strong stratification of ammonia near the top dead center, resulting in ammonia-rich combustion, then leading to enriched hydrogen production and finally enhancing ammonia combustion and shorting the combustion duration. Liquid ammonia in-cylinder direct injection reduces the combustion temperature and decreases NO emissions. Optimizing the injection timing and spark timing based on a split injection strategy results in lower fuel consumption and emissions. Specifically, NO emissions decrease from 30.5 g/kWh to 21.7 g/kWh at a similar ITE (≈43.5%), and ITE increased from 43.3% to 44.3% for similar NO emission (≈30.0 g/kWh), respectively, with the reduction in both NH3 and N2O emissions.

Investigation of the effects of hydrogen energy ratio and valve lift amount on performance and emissions in a hydrogen-diesel dual-fuel compression ignition engine

The inadequacy of internal combustion engines using diesel fuel to meet emission standards has made it necessary to make radical innovations in these engines. With the use of hydrogen-diesel dual fuel mode, it is possible to increase the performance of these engines and reduce their emissions. However, there are many obstacles to the use of dual fuels. The most important of these obstacles is the decrease in the volumetric efficiency with the increase of the hydrogen energy ratio. To solve this problem, more air must be taken into the cylinder at the suction stroke. In this study, the effects of hydrogen energy ratio and intake valve lift amount on performance and emissions in hydrogen-diesel dual fuel mode were experimentally investigated. Experiments; constant speed (1850 rpm), different load (3, 4.5, 6, 7.5, 9 Nm), different hydrogen energy ratios (7, 9, 11, 13, 15) and made in different intake valve lift (4.0, 4.46, 4.9 mm) amounts. Compared to pure diesel and standard valve lift at 9 Nm load, 40% reduction in soot emissions and 33% reduction in CO emissions was determined when the hydrogen energy ratio was adjusted to 7% and the valve lift amount was increased by 10%.

Effect of early intake valve closing, exhaust gas recirculation and split injection on combustion and emissions characteristics of a HDDI diesel engine operating in PCCI combustion mode

Premixed Charge Compression Ignition (PCCI) combustion is an alternative to conventional diffusion-controlled combustion for Mono-nitrogen oxides (NOx) and soot emissions reduction in DI diesel engines. However, bringing the center of combustion (CoC) near top dead center (TDC) to reduce brake specific fuel consumption is challenging. In this study, for two Early Intake Valve Closing (EIVC) profiles of split injection strategy, combustion characteristics and emissions of a heavy-duty direct injection (HDDI) diesel engine are evaluated by CFD simulations. Combustion efficiency, Indicated Specific Fuel Consumption (ISFC), NOx, soot, and carbon monoxide (CO) emissions are evaluated for 40 ˚CA and 80˚CA EIVC timings with respect to the base diesel combustion with 0, 30, 50, and 70% Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) rates at 3 bar Brake Mean Effective Pressure (BMEP).CFD simulations reveal that EIVC strategy can displace the CoC towards TDC up to 5–10 ˚CA depending on the EGR rate. Moreover, up to 30% NOx reduction can be achieved in EIVC cases. In 70% EGR case, lower ISFC and near zero NOx emissions can be obtained compared to conventional diesel combustion due to CoC being closer to TDC. However, the EIVC strategy with EGR increases CO emissions due to incomplete combustion of a lower air/fuel ratio mixture.

Improving the Efficiency of Spark-Ignition Internal Combustion Engine Using a Novel Electromagnetic Actuator and Adapting Increased Compression

This paper presents an empirical study of a spark-ignition internal combustion engine with modifications made to increase its effectiveness. The modification was implemented bi-directionally in terms of changes to the compression ratio and changes to the engine’s valve train. The compression ratio was increased by 2.3 units by design and a hybrid intake valve opening control was used in the engine’s valve train. The hybrid control involved autonomous control of one of the inlet valves with a dedicated electromagnetic actuator. The designed electromagnetic actuator was mounted downstream of the single-cylinder engine’s intake system’s modified camshaft to control the effective compression pressure build-up. Field calculations were carried out for the electromagnetic actuator’s design variants and its current characteristics were determined. The multivariate calculations were carried out in order to find the quasi-optimal geometry of the actuator. The width and height of magnetic field coils and the dimensions of the stator poles were changed, while maintaining the same external dimensions of the actuator to enable its mounting in the cylinder head system. In the next step, the prototype of the actuator was made and placed on the combustion engine in order to conduct the experimental investigations. The work was aimed at improving the internal combustion engine’s efficiency at the low load range, as this is load range in which it has low efficiency despite it being the most often used during normal vehicle operation. The original measurement stand was prepared, and many tests were carried out in order to investigate the influence of the electromagnetic valve on the combustion engine characteristic. This improved the internal combustion engine’s efficiency at its low-load range by up to 25%. Both calculation and measurement results are presented in form of graphs.

Effects of injection pressure and timing on low load low temperature gasoline combustion using LES

Low Temperature Gasoline Combustion is a novel combustion strategy that employs the use of a fuel like gasoline whose autoignition characteristics are sensitive to varying concentrations of fuel. It has the potential to dramatically reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) and soot emissions relative to conventional combustion modes with similar thermal efficiency and has the added production benefit of using a widely available fuel. To address efficiency at low loads, a single direct injection (S-DI) is used that stratifies the fuel enough to get sufficient combustion performance. But with the increased fuel stratification, there is the potential to create undesirable fuel distributions that could increase harmful NOx emissions. This work uses three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics (3D-CFD) to investigate the effects of injection parameters including injection pressure, start of injection timing, and intake valve closing temperature on this S-DI strategy using a medium-duty engine at two low load conditions. A computational model was developed and validated to experimental data collected on this engine using Large Eddy Simulations turbulence modeling to resolve the complex flow phenomena and turbulent mixing prevalent in this combustion strategy.Injection pressure was increased in six increments from 120 bar to 342 bar at constant start of injection (SOI) of 45 crank angle degrees before top dead center and the effects on performance and emissions are analyzed at two load operating conditions of 2 and 3 bar. Then, at each injection pressure, the start of injection timing was delayed to analyze its impact on combustion performance. The tradeoffs for performance and emissions with these injection parameters are explored along with suggestions for further investigations to improve this S-DI injection process.

Assessment of engine valve materials

This paper presents an analysis of six sets of engine valves, each set consisting of one exhaust valve and one intake valve. Each pair of valves was used in an engine with different displacement and mileage. The valves were subjected to microscopic analysis, hardness measurement and chemical composition analysis using a glow discharge spectrometer and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). The design and materials of the valves showed that both the intake and exhaust valves in their present form would be a strength of the engine.

The effect of intake port shape on in-cylinder flow field and turbulence distribution in a high-tumble production engine with endoscope accesses

Three cylinder heads with varied intake port shapes are experimentally investigated to evaluate intake flow structures and their influence on near top dead centre (TDC) flow fields and turbulence distributions in a motored high-tumble engine. The endoscopic high-speed particle image velocimetry (eHS-PIV) is implemented in multi-cylinder engines with two laser endoscopes and a camera endoscope installed in the cylinder head. For a range of engine load and speed conditions, particle seeded and laser illuminated high-speed movies are recorded for 100 cycles with which ensemble-averaged flow fields and spatial-filtered high-frequency flow magnitude distributions are analysed. The results show that a straighter intake port producing a more lateral flow direction results in a larger swinging arc, which is related to enhanced flow later in the compression stroke. The tumble vortex shows an asymmetric structure; the flow field during the compression stroke exhibits higher magnitude vectors at the leading head. This surging flow head becomes stronger with a straighter intake port, which leads to enhanced tumble vortex formation near TDC. As it becomes very strong, the flow vectors originally directed towards the exhaust valves bounce back towards the intake valves, causing a very complex flow structure involving multiple flow components. The result is enhanced turbulence throughout the late compression stroke including the spark timing. However, the impact of the straighter intake port shape on TDC turbulence becomes less significant at lower engine load and speed conditions as the lower intake air momentum limits the enhancement.

The impact of Miller cycle in combination to exhaust gas recirculation and post-injection on controlling diesel engine NOx

ABSTRACT To meet the requirements of increasing stringent emission regulations, innovative solutions are adopted to reduce NOx emissions from diesel engines. In this study, the GT-Power software was utilized to investigate NOx control possibility of Miller cycle in combination with exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) and post-injection in a diesel engine. The results indicate early intake valve closing reduced compression work, resulting in a power increase of 0.3 kW. Furthermore, the cooling effect of Miller cycle lowered maximum temperature by 24.5 K and NOx emissions by 17.4%. Miller cycle and EGR combination was able to lower NOx emissions by 83.7%, although it resulted in higher Soot emissions. Adding post-injection help to mitigate this issue, lowering NOx emissions by over 20% and Soot emissions by 5.8%. Finally, the combination of MD75 + 12% EGR +2.5 mg post-injection mass at 34°CA ATDC achieved a 76.1% reduction in NOx emissions with only a 2.6% impact on brake power using modeFRONTIER for multi-objective optimization.