Analysis of Variable Intake Runner Lengths and Intake Valve Open Timings on Engine Performances

Abstract:

In this paper, engine simulation tool is used to investigate the effect of variable intake manifold and variable valve timing technologies on the engine performance at full load engine conditions. Here, an engine model of 1.6 litre four cylinders, four stroke spark ignition (SI) engine is constructed using GT-Power software to represent the real engine conditions. This constructed model is then correlated to the experimental data to make sure the accuracy of this model. The comparison results of volumetric efficiency (VE), intake manifold air pressure (MAP), exhaust manifold back pressure (BckPress) and brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC) show very well agreement with the differences of less than 4%. Then this correlated model is used to predict the engine performance at various intake runner lengths (IRL) and various intake valve open (IVO) timings. Design of experiment and optimisation tool are applied to obtain optimum parameters. Here, several configurations of IRL and IVO timing are proposed to give several options during the engine development work. A significant improvement is found at configuration of variable IVO timing and variable IRL compared to fixed IVO timing and fixed IRL.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 663)
• Pages: 336-341
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.663.336
• Online since: October 2014
• Authors: Mohd Farid Muhamad Said*, Zulkarnain Abdul Latiff, Aminuddin Saat, Mazlan Said, Shaiful Fadzil Zainal Abidin
• Keywords: Engine Modelling, Engine Performance, Runner Length, Valve Timing

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