Elbow flow analysis and optimal exhaust port profile design

Yang Xu, Shuhe Huang, Liwang Su, Xiangyu Zhang, Yikai Li*

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Abstract

In this study, the exhaust port profile of a diesel engine was numerically analyzed and optimized. First, the elbow profile results show that the separation loss of lower profile plays the main role in overall separation loss, it decreases sharply and then slowly with an increase of rlower/d. Within the range of 0 ≤ rlower/d ≤ 5, the total secondary flow loss increases sharply and then slowly with an increase of rlower/d. Under the same condition of relative pressure difference and lower profile, the elbow discharge coefficient increases with an increase of dmid/rupper and remains almost constant when dmid/rupper > 1. The maximum discharge coefficient under a certain rlower condition increases with an increase of rlower. Afterwards, the applicability of elbow profile results to exhaust port were verified and an exhaust port profile design method was established based on a circular arc profile. Finally the feasibility of exhaust port profile design method was verified experimentally.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1251-1262
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Mechanical Science and Technology
Volume36
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2022

Keywords

  • CFD
  • Design method
  • Discharge coefficient
  • Exhaust port profile
  • Internal combustion engine

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