{"title":"Measurement of temporal and spatial resolved rotational temperature in ignition sparks at atmospheric pressure","authors":"Tobias Michler, Olaf Toedter, Thomas Koch","doi":"10.1007/s41104-020-00059-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41104-020-00059-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this work, the temporal and spatial rotational temperature, as an indicator of spark temperature in the gas, of an ignition spark at ambient pressure is determined. With optical emission spectroscopy, the rotational bands of the nitrogen <i>C</i><sup>3</sup>Π<sub><i>u</i></sub> → <i>B</i><sup>3</sup>Π<sub><i>g</i></sub> transition at a wavelength of 337 nm are for determination. In addition, the electrical values of the current and the voltage are measured with a digital storage oscilloscope. All measurements are performed with a common nickel spark plug and a commercial 90 mJ ignition coil. The dwell time of the coil is varied in four steps from 100 to 25% and the influence on the rotational temperature is measured. The results are split into the three spark phases: breakdown, arc discharge, and glow discharge. The results show a cold breakdown, which is independent from the dwell time. On average, arc discharge is the hottest discharge phase, while the glow discharge has a medium rotational temperature.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100150,"journal":{"name":"Automotive and Engine Technology","volume":"5 1-2","pages":"57 - 70"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s41104-020-00059-w","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50523625","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Niklas Ebert, Jan-Christoph Goos, Frank Kirschbaum, Ergin Yildiz, Thomas Koch
{"title":"Methods of sensitivity analysis in model-based calibration","authors":"Niklas Ebert, Jan-Christoph Goos, Frank Kirschbaum, Ergin Yildiz, Thomas Koch","doi":"10.1007/s41104-020-00058-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41104-020-00058-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The effort and time demand for the calibration of electronic control systems for internal combustion engines on test benches is rising constantly for a number of years. This is mainly driven by new engines and powertrain technologies as well as by the rising quantity of series and vehicle variations. In the engine calibration process with the objective for optimization of fuel consumption and emission values, the number of parameters is large and the evaluation on a test bench is expensive. Since a certain target quantity is usually dependent on a range of various parameters, the sensitivity of system inputs on outputs should be identified. The goal of this approach is a reduction of the dimension in the design of experiments to the most important factors. In this study, the approaches by linear models, nonlinear models and mutual information are introduced and are compared with measurement data.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100150,"journal":{"name":"Automotive and Engine Technology","volume":"5 1-2","pages":"45 - 56"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s41104-020-00058-x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50481396","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pascal Ortlieb, Adrian Schloßhauer, Simon Derichs, Julius Perge, Stefan Pischinger, Tolga Uhlmann, Sebastian Sonnen
{"title":"Analytical study on the influence of valve pumping work on engine efficiency","authors":"Pascal Ortlieb, Adrian Schloßhauer, Simon Derichs, Julius Perge, Stefan Pischinger, Tolga Uhlmann, Sebastian Sonnen","doi":"10.1007/s41104-020-00057-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41104-020-00057-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Driving cycles like WLTP and the consideration of real driving emissions increase the relevance of load-dependent process losses for the prediction of engine efficiency based on engine process simulation. The contribution of valve pumping work to the total gas exchange losses of an internal combustion engine is usually neglected during engine conception. However, its share of the total gas exchange power losses increases with engine load. Within this paper, the variation of load, engine speed and valve timings on valve pumping work is investigated on a theoretical basis using 1D-CFD-simulation for a three-cylinder turbo-charged gasoline engine. Further, the influence of the valve lift curve design on valve pumping work is evaluated. The consideration of valve pumping work can increase the accuracy of the engine efficiency prognosis based on engine process simulations. A comparison with results from the literature points out that 3D-CFD-based evaluations of the valve gas forces can provide even more accurate results than the conventional calculation approach which is presented within scope of this publication. Hence, future works on this subject might include the improvement of the standard calculation approach on an either physical or empirical basis considering valve and seat ring design details as parameters.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100150,"journal":{"name":"Automotive and Engine Technology","volume":"5 1-2","pages":"37 - 44"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s41104-020-00057-y","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50446519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Löwer, P. Wagner, H. J. Unrau, C. Bederna, F. Gauterin
{"title":"Dynamic measurement of the fluid pressure in the tire contact area on wet roads","authors":"J. Löwer, P. Wagner, H. J. Unrau, C. Bederna, F. Gauterin","doi":"10.1007/s41104-020-00056-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41104-020-00056-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The main goal of this study was the experimental investigation of the fluid pressure in the boundary region between wet grip and hydroplaning. In order to gain an insight into the processes in the tire contact area, a test setup was developed to directly measure the fluid pressure in the water film between tire and road. The fluid pressure was measured on an asphalt track for different speeds, water heights and tire patterns on an inner drum test bench. The influence of the examined parameters on the fluid pressure is clearly visible and physically plausible. Braking tests were done in order to clarify how much the fluid pressure build up influences the overall braking performance in the boundary region between wet grip and hydroplaning.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100150,"journal":{"name":"Automotive and Engine Technology","volume":"5 1-2","pages":"29 - 36"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s41104-020-00056-z","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50444621","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Internal combustion engines water injection fed by Exhaust Water Recirculation (EWR): a feasibility analysis","authors":"A. Vaudrey, J. Cuisano","doi":"10.1007/s41104-019-00055-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41104-019-00055-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Water injection is one of the ways available to mitigate internal combustion engine propelled vehicles pollutions.\u0000Its practical use, yet, may require the presence of an additional liquid water tank on board, which implies new costs and constraints.\u0000In the present paper, we try to figure out whether such a tank is really needed or not. Ambient humidity, fuel chemical composition, Water–Fuel Ratio and water recycling effectiveness are combined into a water balance model of concerned engines.\u0000The obtained results are really encouraging: considering the effectivenesses of existing water recycling membranes, almost all water needs of water injection can be satisfied, without any water tank, and for most of liquid and gaseous fuels. The Exhaust Water Recirculation system presented in this paper is, thus, probably one of the key components water injection will need to be used more widely on future vehicles.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100150,"journal":{"name":"Automotive and Engine Technology","volume":"5 1-2","pages":"21 - 28"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s41104-019-00055-9","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50462167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marcel Lang, Peter Bloch, Thomas Koch, Torsten Eggert, Robin Schifferdecker
{"title":"Application of a combined physical and data-based model for improved numerical simulation of a medium-duty diesel engine","authors":"Marcel Lang, Peter Bloch, Thomas Koch, Torsten Eggert, Robin Schifferdecker","doi":"10.1007/s41104-019-00054-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41104-019-00054-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The one-dimensional computational fluid dynamics (1D-CFD) simulation is an important development tool for improving the matching process of the exhaust gas turbocharger with a combustion engine. To meet future emission requirements of commercial vehicles, an increasing focus on transient operation conditions is given. For example, a faster boost pressure build-up allows higher exhaust gas recirculation rates during load steps—improving transient nitrogen oxides (<span>(hbox {NO}_x)</span>) emissions. According to this, the matching process of the turbocharger focuses increasingly on the transient operation conditions of combustion engines. To increase the quality of the dynamic engine process simulation, the simulation model should be optimized with regard to the quality of the engine’s high-pressure process including emissions as well as the turbocharger modeling methodology. This paper focuses on the application of an approach that combines a data-based combustion model for the <span>(hbox {NO}_x)</span> and soot values and the high-pressure part of the working process with a physical description of the gas exchange. To generate the data for the combustion model, an extensive measurement campaign of all relevant parameters was carried out on a medium-duty diesel single-cylinder research engine. The developed model was integrated into a multi-cylinder engine (MCE) simulation environment and validated on the basis of corresponding MCE measurements. The sensitivities of the model were examined for the input parameters. The data-based combustion model demonstrates a high accuracy in emissions and high-pressure working process modeling both in the wide range of the engine map and under transient operating conditions as well as for different engine calibration strategies. As a result, a good baseline for the improved transient combustion simulation is provided.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100150,"journal":{"name":"Automotive and Engine Technology","volume":"5 1-2","pages":"1 - 20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s41104-019-00054-w","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50509623","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Acoustic effects of the coolant mass flow of an electric machine of a hybrid drive train","authors":"Michael Schnell, Frank Gauterin","doi":"10.1007/s41104-019-00053-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41104-019-00053-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this application paper, the influence of the coolant mantle on the acoustic radiation behaviour of a hybrid drive train is investigated. This was done on an electric machine on an acoustic component test bench. The coolant mass flow around the electric machine stator was varied and then completely drained. The electrical machine remained mechanically unchanged; any variations were made to the feed pumps on the test bench side. Triaxial acceleration sensors are glued to the machine housing and reviewed as evaluation criteria. For the evaluation, the square mean value of all three spatial directions of the glued acceleration sensors was calculated. The evaluation shows that there is no significant acoustic difference between an active stator cooling jacket and a stationary stator cooling jacket. If the stator cooling jacket is pumped out empty so that air remains in it, there is a strong reduction in surface acceleration. The observations are confirmed by analytical literature values. The results presented serve as a basis for further work and developments.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100150,"journal":{"name":"Automotive and Engine Technology","volume":"4 3-4","pages":"189 - 193"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s41104-019-00053-x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50482364","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Generic model for production-related requirements and their interdependencies on the example of automotive chassis","authors":"Bastian Leistner, Danail Angelov, Ralph Mayer","doi":"10.1007/s41104-019-00052-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41104-019-00052-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In an era of rapidly changing trends and customer requirements, the necessity of agile product development processes has arisen. Currently used processes are not sustainable because they are not able to handle future volatility considering early phase requirements and would lead to late and expensive changes in product design. In the context of the automobile industry, the early phase of the product development has to deal with requirements, designing a modular vehicle architecture, which includes all models of a product family. An empirical research was conducted to generate a thorough list of production-related requirements for the chassis, between interacting departments and roles within an automotive OEM. The resulting generic model showed the interdependencies between the analysed requirements. Additionally, the aim is to measure the maturity level of the individual production-related requirements at specific phases. The first benefit of this model is to show through the interdependencies between existing production requirements, how a change would affect the system. Secondly, it is possible to measure the existing production-related issues through a maturity model, which specifies the level of completion of single components at specific phases, and thus give a value to the product development process.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100150,"journal":{"name":"Automotive and Engine Technology","volume":"4 3-4","pages":"179 - 188"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s41104-019-00052-y","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50515938","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maria Gavila Lloret, Fabian Duvigneau, Ulrich Gabbert, Hermann Rottengruber
{"title":"Prediction of the airborne sound transmission through the front end of a vehicle","authors":"Maria Gavila Lloret, Fabian Duvigneau, Ulrich Gabbert, Hermann Rottengruber","doi":"10.1007/s41104-019-00051-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41104-019-00051-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Acoustics represents a quality feature of a passenger vehicle. During the first development phases, prediction tools of the acoustic performance are required to assess in the design process. A combination of numerical and experimental data provides a good compromise between accuracy and modeling effort. A key part of the airborne noise transmission chain are the different passive acoustic treatments applied to minimize the noise impact. These treatments usually include one or more layers of poroelastic media. They exhibit a highly dissipative behavior, making them suitable as noise barriers but, at the same time, complex to model. This article aims to identify the parameters that define the appropriate numerical modeling approach for vibroacoustic systems with poroelastic acoustic packages. Two different concepts for the noise reduction based on poroelastic materials have been investigated, namely the insulation through a spring–mass component and the absorption of a porous layer. The essential principles of the theory of poroelasticity are recalled and three material formulations are derived. The application range of each material model is examined with the help of two configurations: a flat plate and a simplified model of a vehicle front end. The acoustic response of the system is solved with the help of the finite element method using the different material formulations for the description of the poroelastic layers, and the results are compared to measurements conducted in a window test bench. Finally, the main findings are summarized and recommendations towards a more realistic representation of the complete transmission chain are presented.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100150,"journal":{"name":"Automotive and Engine Technology","volume":"4 3-4","pages":"169 - 178"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s41104-019-00051-z","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50469962","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Raja Sangili Vadamalu, Christian Beidl, Guenter Hohenberg, Klaus Muehlbauer
{"title":"Active torsional vibration reduction: potential analysis and controller development for a belt-driven 48 V system","authors":"Raja Sangili Vadamalu, Christian Beidl, Guenter Hohenberg, Klaus Muehlbauer","doi":"10.1007/s41104-019-00049-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41104-019-00049-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Modern internal combustion engines (ICE) reach higher peak pressure thanks to the improved thermodynamic processes and charging technologies. Passive vibration damping approaches face challenges motivating the application of active methods. Active torsional vibration reduction achieves reduced torsional oscillations using the compensation torque generated by an electric traction machine (ETM). 48 V-based hybridization is gaining increased attention as an intermediate step towards higher levels of powertrain electrification. This trend opens new challenges for active vibration reduction with non-inline integration of the ETM using belt drive systems. We analyze the available potential for active torsional vibration attenuation in such belt drive systems in combination with a 48 V belt-driven starter generator (BSG). The study shows that a dual-mass flywheel (DMF) with a centrifugal pendulum absorber can be replaced by a simplified DMF with active vibration reduction using the 48 V BSG system. The effectiveness of active vibration reduction depends on the control functionality. In this contribution, we present an adaptive controller which does not require sensors for reference signal measurement. Besides simulative analysis, the performance of the proposed controller is demonstrated on the experimental test setup with a 2-cylinder ICE and an ETM in an inline configuration.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100150,"journal":{"name":"Automotive and Engine Technology","volume":"4 3-4","pages":"139 - 151"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s41104-019-00049-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50523205","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}