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Article
Modeling of EGR Mixing in an engine intake manifold using LES
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Sakowitz, A.S., Reifarth, S, Mihaescu, M, Fuchs, L.F. |
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Article |
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Published |
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Oil and Gas Science and Technology –Rev. IFP Energies nouvelles |
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DOI: 10.2516/ogst/2013118
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2013 |
AbstractWe investigate the mixing process of exhaust gases with fresh air in Internal Combustion Engines (ICE). For this purpose, the flow in an inlet manifold of a six-cylinder heavy-duty Diesel engine is computed using compressible Large Eddy Simulations (LES). The Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) concentration is modeled as a passive scalar. The results are validated by on-engine measurements of the EGR concentration using CO2-probes. The boundary conditions for the highly pulsating flow are taken partly from one-dimensional simulations, partly from pressure measurements on the engine. In order to assess the sensitivity to the boundary conditions, changes are applied to the base-line case. The mixing quality is evaluated in terms of cylinder-to-cylinder distribution and the spatial RMS over the outlet cross-sections. Different averaging techniques are applied. It was found that the temporal and spatial EGR distribution is different among the cylinders. The EGR distribution within the cylinder inlet is non-uniform. These factors imply that one should not use a time-averaged EGR value as indicator for the EGR content. Furthermore, it was found that the flow pulsations at the EGR inlet have a large influence on the EGR distribution. By comparing the LES results with measurements, it was shown that LES gives a better and deeper insight into the mixing in such turbulent, pulsating flow situations.
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