Experimental research and computer simulation of knock onset in a heavy-duty si gas engine

Abstract

The work describes the properties of natural gas as a engine fuel, as well as a method for evaluating knocking combustion at a test bench, a 3D numerical model of the combustion process of spark ignited (SI) gas engine and methods for assessing the probability of knocking combustion based on this model. The probability of knocking combustion, which characterizes the boundary condition between normal combustion and knocking, is determined (8%). An optimization study of the influence of adjustment parameters on the probability of knocking based on a three-dimensional numerical model is carried out. The developed and tested technique allows one to monitor the tendency of the influence of various adjustment parameters on the probability of knocking in a SI gas engine.