Unit 3 Combustion
Unit 3 Combustion
Combustion
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Outline of the Unit-III
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Introduction
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Homogeneous Mixture
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Heterogeneous Mixture
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Combustion in SI
Engines
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Introduction
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Stages of combustion in SI engines
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Stages of combustion in SI engines
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Stages of combustion in SI engines
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Stages of combustion in SI engines
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Stages of combustion in SI engines
3. Afterburning (Point C)
The starting point for this stage is usually taken at the
instant at which the maximum pressure is reached on the
indicator diagram (point c).
The flame velocity decreases during this stage.
The rate of combustion becomes low due to lower flame
velocity and reduced flame front surface.
No pressure rise is seen as expansion stroke starts before
this stage.
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Stages of combustion in SI engines
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Flame Front Propagation
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Flame Front Propagation
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Flame Front Propagation
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Flame Front Propagation
1. Turbulence
2. Fuel-Air Ratio
3. Temperature and Pressure
4. Compression Ratio
5. Engine Speed
6. Engine Size
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Factors affecting the Flame Speed
1. Turbulence
The flame speed is quite low in non-turbulent mixtures
and increases with increasing turbulence.
2. Fuel-Air Ratio
The air-fuel ratio has a very significant influence on the
flame speed. The highest flame velocities are obtained
with somewhat richer mixture (point A) as shown in fig.
12.4.
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Factors affecting the Flame Speed
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Factors affecting the Flame Speed
3. Temperature and Pressure
Flame speed increases with increase in intake
temperature and pressure.
4. Compression Ratio
The engines having high compression rations have
higher flame speeds.
5. Engine Speed
The flame speed increases almost linearly with engine
speed since the increase in engine speed increases the
turbulence in the cylinder.
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Factors affecting the Flame Speed
6. Engine Size
Engine size does not have much effect on the rate of
flame propagation.
Large engines are designed to operate at low speeds as
time required for complete combustion is more here
because flame has to travel a larger distance.
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The phenomenon of Knock in SI Engines
1. Loss of power
2. Recurring preignition
3. Mechanical damage to the engine
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The phenomenon of Knock in SI Engines
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The phenomenon of Knock in SI Engines
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Combustion Chambers for SI
Engines
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Introduction
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High Power Output and Thermal
Efficiency
High degree of turbulence
High volumetric efficiency (more charge)
Any design of combustion chamber that
improves its antiknock characteristics permits
higher compression ratio
A compact design of combustion chamber can
reduce heat losses and increases the thermal
efficiency
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Basic Hemi Engine Design
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Classification of Combustion Chambers
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Classification of Combustion Chambers
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Classification of Combustion Chambers
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Combustion in CI Engine
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Introduction
Combustion in SI engine is quite different from that of a CI
engine.
Combustion in SI engine is essentially a flame front moving
through a homogeneous mixture while in CI engine it is an
unsteady process occurring simultaneously in many spots in a
very non-homogeneous mixture controlled by the fuel
injection.
Air intake into the cylinder is not throttled, thus engine torque
and power output are controlled by the amount of fuel injected
per cycle.
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Introduction
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In SI, Turbulence is disorderly air motion with no general
direction of motion. However, in CI engines, a swirl is
required, and it also helps in breaking up of the fuel jet.
SI engine ignition occurs at one point with a slow pressure
rise, but in CI, ignition occurs at multiple points with a rapid
rise in pressure.
In the CI engine, there is no definite flame front.
Air fuel ratio- at stoichiometric in SI but in CI engine
constant air supply irrespective of load and speed. The
quantity of fuel varies with the load. 18:1 (full load) to 80:1
(no load).
Excess air 15 to 40%.
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Effect of A/F Ratio on Power Output in CI Engine
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Stages of Combustion in CI Engine
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Stages of Combustion in CI Engine
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Stages of Combustion in CI Engine
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Stages of Combustion in CI Engine
The combustion process proceeds by the following stages:
1. Ignition Delay Period:
Fuel is injected directly into the cylinder towards the end of
the compression stroke.
The liquid fuel atomizes into small drops and penetrates into
the combustion chamber.
The fuel vaporizes and mixes with the high-temperature high-
pressure air.
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Stages of Combustion in CI Engine
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Stages of Combustion in CI Engine
The flame generated spreads throughout the chamber and
ignites the fuel in the chamber.
The rate of heat release is maximum during this period.
Hence pressure and temperature rises to a peak value.
The pressure rise depends upon the delay period i.e. Longer
the delay, the more rapid and higher is the pressure.
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Stages of Combustion in CI Engine
3. Period of Controlled Combustion
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Stages of Combustion in CI Engine
4. Period of After-Burning
A small portion of fuel remain unburnt, as they fail to form a
combustible mixture during the above stages.
Those least volatile fuel molecules undergo combustion
during this phase.
The rate of after-burning depends on the velocity of diffusion
and turbulent mixing of unburnt and partially burnt fuel with
the air.
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Stages of Combustion in CI Engine
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Stages of Combustion in CI Engine
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Ignition Delay Period
The fuel does not ignite immediately upon injection into the
combustion chamber.
There is a definite period of inactivity between the time when
the first droplet of fuel hits the hot air in the combustion
chamber and the time it starts through the actual burning phase.
This period is known as the ignition delay period. It can be
divided into two parts:
I. Physical delay
II. Chemical delay
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Ignition Delay Period
1. Physical Delay:
The physical delay is the time between the beginning of
injection and the attainment of chemical reaction
conditions.
During this period, the fuel atomization, evaporation and
mixing of fuel vapour with cylinder air takes place raising
its temperature to its self ignition temperature.
It depends upon the type of fuel.
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Ignition Delay Period
1. Physical Delay:
Good atomization requires high fuel-injection pressure, small
injector hole diameter, optimum fuel viscosity, high cylinder
pressure.
Rate of vaporization of the fuel droplets depends on droplet
diameter, velocity, fuel volatility, pressure and temperature of the
air.
It is greatly reduced by using high injection pressures, higher
combustion chamber temperatures and high turbulence to
facilitate breakup of the jet and improving evaporation.
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Ignition Delay Period
2. Chemical Delay:
During the chemical delay, reactions start slowly and then
accelerate until inflammation or ignition takes place.
Generally, chemical delay is larger than the physical delay.
It depends upon the surrounding temperatures and at high
temperatures, the chemical reactions are faster and the physical
delay becomes longer than the chemical delay.
The ignition lag in SI engine is essentially equivalent to the
chemical delay for the CI engine.
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Factors affecting the Delay Period
Many design and operating factors affect the delay period. The
important ones are:
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Engine Power Output: With an Increase in engine power, the
operating temperature increases. A/F ratio decreases and DP
decrease. 66
Factors affecting the Delay Period
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Injection Timing: The temperature and pressure of air at the
beginning of injection are lower for higher injection advance.
The DP increases with increase in injection advance or longer
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injection timing. The optimum angle of injection is 20° BTDC.
Factors affecting the Delay Period
Cetane No.: Fuels with high cetane no. have lower DP.
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Factors affecting the Delay Period
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The phenomenon of Knock in CI Engine
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The phenomenon of Knock in CI Engine
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Comparison of Knocking in SI and CI Engines
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Combustion Chambers for CI Engine
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Introduction
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Introduction
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1. Direct-Injection (DI) Type
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1. Direct-Injection (DI) Type
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I. Shallow Depth Chamber
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II. Hemispherical Chamber
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1. Direct-Injection (DI) Type
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III.Cylindrical Chamber
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IV.Toroidal Chamber
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2. Indirect-Injection (IDI) Type
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2. Indirect-Injection (IDI) Type
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1. Swirl Chamber
The fuel is injected in the swirled air so that mixing and burning
of the fuel takes place completely.
This chamber finds application where:
Fuel quality is difficult to control.
Reliability under adverse condition is more important than
fuel economy.
The use of single hole of larger diameter for the fuel spray
nozzle is often important consideration for swirl chamber
engine.
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2. Precombustion Chamber
In this chamber, there are two
combustion chambers-one is
auxiliary combustion chamber
and the other is main
combustion chamber.
The auxiliary combustion
chamber is connected to the
main combustion chamber
through a number of small holes
or orifices.
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2. Precombustion Chamber
The auxiliary combustion chamber is smaller in size than the main
combustion chamber and is called pre-combustion chamber.
Fuel is injected into the pre-combustion chamber where it partly
burns.
This partly burnt fuel goes through a small orifice at a very high
velocity in the main combustion chamber, where the complete
combustion takes place.
The turbulence created in the combustion chamber helps to ignite
the fuel completely.
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2. Precombustion Chamber
The rate of pressure rise and maximum pressure is lower
compared to those of open chamber.
It has multi-fuel capability without any modification in the
injection system because of the temperature of the
precombustion chamber.
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3. Air-Cell Chamber
In this chamber, clearance
volume is divided into two
parts, one in the main cylinder
and the other called the energy
cell.
The energy cell is further
divided into two parts, major
and minor, which are
separated from each other and
from the main chamber by
narrow orifices.
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3. Air-Cell Chamber
A pintle type of nozzle injects the fuel across the main combustion
chamber space towards the open neck of the air cell.
The high velocity jet coming out of the air cell produces swirl
motion or turbulence in the main chamber and hence thoroughly
mixes the fuel with air resulting in the complete combustion.
The design is not suitable for variable speed operation as the
combustion induced swirl has no relation with the speed of the
engine.
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Combustion in CI Engine
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Stages of Combustion in CI Engine
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