Evaluation of a new computational fluid dynamics model for internal combustion engines using hydrogen under motoring conditions

Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2158-2166

  Rakopoulos, C D ^a   Kosmadakis, G M ^a   Pariotis, E G ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

CFD model; Hydrogen; Internal combustion engine; Mixing; Motoring

Indexed keywords

AIR INTAKES; AUTOMOBILE ENGINE MANIFOLDS; COMBUSTION; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINES; FLOW FIELDS; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN ENGINES; MIXING; SMOKE;

CFD (COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS); CFD CODES; CFD MODELS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS MODELS; DEVELOPED MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXTERNAL MIXING; FUEL-AIR MIXING; GAS FLOW FIELD; HYDROGEN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; IN-CYLINDER FLOWS; INJECTION SYSTEMS; INTAKE MANIFOLD; MIXING PROCESS; SIMULATED RESULTS; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES CONCENTRATION; TEST CASE;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

COMBUSTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENGINE; FLOW FIELD; FLOW MODELING; GAS FLOW; HYDROGEN; MIXING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 72049132291     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2008.09.022     Document Type: Article

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