Fuping Wang¹, Lele Kang¹, Rui Ji¹, Tianji Liu¹, Qing Yu¹, Di Gao¹, Xiaoman Wang¹, Yitong Wang^1,*, Jie Yang^2,*

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.10, No.8, pp. 2099-2115, 2022, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2022.018806

Abstract In the era of serious greenhouse gas emission and energy shortage, it is necessary to use solid waste to prepare new renewable materials. In this work, the potential application of reed straw and electric furnace dust was explored. Firstly, magnetic carbon carrier (EFD&C) was prepared by high temperature calcination, and then magnetic carbon catalyst (SM@EFD&C) was prepared by activation of sodium methoxide. The catalyst was used to prepare biodiesel by transesterification reaction to test its activity and stability. Reed biochar, EFD&C and SM@EFD&C were detected by Diffraction of X-rays (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), Inductively coupled plasma (ICP), Scanning electron… More > Graphic Abstract

Yanfei Chen¹, Jingjing He^2,*, Hao Chen^2,*, Xin Su², Bin Xie²

Energy Engineering, Vol.119, No.3, pp. 1239-1259, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ee.2022.017847

Abstract 20% n-butanol is blended in diesel by volume (noted as D80B20) and experiment has been carried out to study the effect on the combustion and emission characteristics based on a common rail diesel engine with exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system. The results reveal that D80B20 has longer ignition delay, shorter combustion duration and higher maximum in-cylinder temperature than pure diesel (noted as D100). Further, the number concentration and volume concentration of ultrafine particles decrease significantly while NO_X emissions increase a little with the addition of n-butanol. When the exhaust gas is induced into cylinder, NO_X emissions significantly decrease and ultrafine… More >

Shunshun Qin¹, Chengfen Xie¹, Song Li¹, Qi Yang¹, Jianwei Chen², Ke Sun^2,*

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.18, No.3, pp. 647-659, 2022, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2022.017519

Abstract The STAR-CCM + software is used to investigate the flow inside a cooling water jacket of an in-line six-cylinder diesel engine. The results show that the average flow velocity of the cooling water inside the jacket is 1.669 m/s while the flow velocity distribution is not uniform for each cylinder. Moreover, the fluid velocity in proximity to the cylinder head is too low, thereby affecting the cooling performances of the water jacket. Two corresponding structural optimization schemes are proposed to mitigate this issue and the post-optimization performances of the water jacket are discussed in detail. More >

Jinliang Zhu¹, Xiulei Wang¹, Guihua Wang¹, Xianglin Zhong², Zhenguo Li³, Zhiming Wang¹, Ke Sun^1,*, Shuzhan Bai^1,*

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.18, No.3, pp. 701-711, 2022, DOI: 10.32604/fdmp.2022.019311

Abstract Exhaust thermal management is essential to allow engines to meet the Euro VI emissions standards and reducing nitrogen oxide emissions is one of the most important targets being pursued nowadays. Along these lines, in the present study, engine’s thermal performances have been evaluated on the basis of a WHTC test, namely a transient engine dynamometer schedule defined by the global technical regulation (GTR) developed by the UN ECE GRPE group (the GTR is covering a world-wide harmonized heavy-duty certification (WHDC) procedure for engine exhaust emissions). The influence of thermal management on fuel consumption, intake, and tailpipe NO_x have been quantitatively… More >

Yibao Wang, Dongsheng Wang, Yudan Xue, Dailong Shi^*, Xiaoli Zhang, Yang Chai, Bang An

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.17, No.6, pp. 1113-1127, 2021, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2021.017591

Abstract A new design of a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) mixer called tornado was developed for a heavy-duty diesel engine to solve the urea deposition problem. A combination of CFD simulation and experimental studies was used to comprehensively evaluate the performance of the tornado mixer. According to the numerical simulations, this mixer can improve the front surface flow uniformity of the SCR carrier by 6.67% and the NH₃ distribution uniformity by 3.19% compared to a traditional mixer. Similarly, steady state SCR conversion efficiency test results have shown that the tornado mixer can increase the average SCR conversion efficiency by 1.73% compared… More >

Xiaoyu Hu, Yi Wang, Siyuan Li, Qiang Sun, Shuzhan Bai, Guoxiang Li^*, Ke Sun^*

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.17, No.6, pp. 1049-1066, 2021, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2021.016763

Abstract The increasing demand of cooling in internal combustion engines (ICE) due to engine downsizing may require a shift in the heat removal method from the traditional single phase liquid convection to the application of new technologies based on subcooled fluid boiling. Accordingly, in the present study, experiments based on subcooled flow boiling of 50/50 by volume mixture of ethylene glycol and water coolant (EG/W) in a rectangular channel heated by a cast iron block are presented. Different degrees of subcooling, velocity and pressure conditions are examined. Comparison of three empirical reference models shows that noticeable deviations occur especially when low… More >

S. Narayan^1,*, M. U. Kaisan², Shitu Abubakar², Faisal O. Mahroogi³, Vipul Gupta⁴

Sound & Vibration, Vol.55, No.3, pp. 221-234, 2021, DOI:10.32604/sv.2021.016539

Abstract The health monitoring has been studied to ensure integrity of design of engine structure by detection, quantification, and prediction of damages. Early detection of faults may allow the downtime of maintenance to be rescheduled, thus preventing sudden shutdown of machines. In cylinder pressure developed, vibrations and noise emissions data provide a rich source of information about condition of engines. Monitoring of vibrations and noise emissions are novel non-intrusive methodologies for which positioning of various transducers are important issue. The presented work shows applicability of these diagnosis methodologies adopted in case of diesel engines. The effects of changing various fuel injection… More >

Xulan Wang^1,*, Zezhong Chen¹, Changzhen Liu¹, Wei Ren², Bo Wu¹, Shude Ji¹, Xiaofei Chen¹, Shijie Wen¹, Yonggang Hao¹

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.17, No.4, pp. 821-831, 2021, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2021.014707

Abstract Taking the combustor composite structure of a high-strength diesel engine as the main research object, dedicated tests have been conducted to verify the accuracy of three distinct cylinder gasket pressure simulation models. Using the measured cylinder gasket compression rebound curve, a gasket unit has been designed and manufactured. For this unit, the influence of the bolt pretension, cylinder body and cylinder head material on gasket sealing pressure has been investigated systematically in conditions of thermo-mechanical coupling. The results show that the bolt pretension force is one of the most important factors affecting the cylinder gasket sealing pressure. The change of… More >

Sheng Liu¹, Ling Leng², Wenjie Zhou², Lei Shi^2,*

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.17, No.4, pp. 683-695, 2021, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2021.013575

Abstract Proper design of exhaust systems in marine high-power turbocharged diesel engines can contribute to improve the low-speed performance of these engines and make the working conditions of the cylinders more uniform. Here a high-power marine 16-cylinder V-type turbocharged diesel engine is simulated using the GT-Power software. The results reveal the differences induced by different exhaust system structures, such as an 8-cylinder-in-pipe exhaust system with single/double superchargers and a 4-cylinder-in-pipe exhaust system with a single supercharger. After a comparative analysis, the 8-cylinder type with double superchargers is determined to be the optimal solution, and the structure of the exhaust system is… More >

Dehui Tong^1,2, Shunshun Qin^1,2, Jingguo Lin^1,2, Jingyang Sun³, Yuping Hu^3,*

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.17, No.4, pp. 773-787, 2021, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2021.013425

Abstract Thermal load has a vital influence on the normal operation and service life of diesel engines. In this study, the thermal load and oil-cooling effect on diesel engine pistons were investigated by means of computational fluid dynamics. In particular, the flow and heat transfer characteristics of the cooling gallery were determined during the oscillation of the piston. Moreover, the temperature field distribution of the piston with and without the cooling gallery were compared. The results revealed that the cooling gallery has a prominent effect on reducing the thermal load on the piston crown and piston lands. To fully understand the… More >