Experimental and numerical simulation of the piston engine fueled with alternative fuel blends: CFD approach

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to find the pressure and the knocking phenomena. To get the pressure values, the butterworth bandpass filter was used and the potential of knocking was found by using peak-to-peak pressure values and also the species concentration. Cooled exhaust gas recirculation was the method used to minimize the knocking occurrence in the engine. Moreover, the effect of premixed methanol and start of engine (SOI) on knocking were also determined.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper deals with the compression ignition engine to investigate the unfavorable knocking behavior. The tests were carried out with the 3D model of engine fueled with waste cooking oil blended with TiO2. A number of tests were taken to find the pressure variation and the species concentration at eight different locations in the computational model.

Findings

In doing the tests, the positive intended outcome was achieved. From results, it is clear that the SOI and premixed methanol mitigated the knocking process.

Originality/value

The species concentration and pressure in the form of filtered signal were proved to be the ideal methods for evaluating the knocking event in the engine.

Citation

Gaikwad, P.U., Gnanamani, S. and Subramani, N. (2022), "Experimental and numerical simulation of the piston engine fueled with alternative fuel blends: CFD approach", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 94 No. 4, pp. 570-575. https://doi.org/10.1108/AEAT-12-2020-0291