Doctor of Philosophy / Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering / Kirby S. Chapman / This work includes a thermodynamic analysis of a large-bore two-stroke cycle engine air
management system, resulting in the development of new software, for the purpose of analyzing:
1) the cylinder-to-cylinder distribution of charge air, 2) pollutant emission concentrations, and 3)
energy availability to the turbocharger turbine. During the course of the thermodynamic analysis,
four new algorithms were developed:
1. Charge Air Integrated Manifold Engine Numerical Simulation (CAIMENS),
2. Turbocharged-Reciprocating Engine Compressor Simulation (T-RECS) Nitrogen
Oxide Kinetic Model,
3. T-RECS Carbon Monoxide Kinetic Model, and
4. Exhaust Manifold Design Software (EMDS).
The EMDS, which integrates the three previously developed algorithms, can forecast
pulsation and possible unbalanced air delivery and interference within the intake system and
simulates energy release and pollutant emission formation during and just after the combustion
event. Specifically, the EMDS outputs a transient spatial and temporal distribution of pressure
and temperature within the engine exhaust stream.
Beyond the development of the four engine characterization algorithms, an air flow
balancer (AFB) was designed using data from the CAIMENS algorithm. This AFB as part of an
overall Active Air Control system was used to balance the cylinder-to-cylinder distribution of air
by the engine air management system and reduce total engine pollutant emission production.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:KSU/oai:krex.k-state.edu:2097/4230 |
| Date | January 1900 |
| Creators | Grauer, Diana Kathryn |
| Publisher | Kansas State University |
| Source Sets | K-State Research Exchange |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
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