A correction for the turbulence dissipation rate, based on nonequilibrium turbulence considerations from rapid distortion theory, has been derived and implemented in combination with the RNG k-ε model in a KIVA-based code. This correction reflects the time delay between changes in the turbulent kinetic energy due to changes in the mean flow and its turbulence dissipation rate, and it is shown that this time delay is controlled by the turbulence Reynolds number. The model correction has been validated with experimental data in the compression and expansion phase of a small diesel engine operated in motored mode. Combustion simulations of two heavy-duty DI diesel engines have been performed with the RNG k-ε model and the dissipation rate correction. The focus of these computations has been on the nitric oxide formation and the net soot production. These simulations have been compared with experimental data and their preditions are explained in terms of the turbulence dissipation effect on the transport coefficients for mass and heat diffusion. It has been found, that the dissipation correction yields consistent results with observations reported in previous studies.
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A Nonequilibrium Turbulence Dissipation Correction and Its Influence on Pollution Predictions for DI Diesel Engines
F. X. Tanner,
F. X. Tanner
Department of Mathematical Sciences, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931-1295
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G.-S. Zhu,
G.-S. Zhu
Detroit Diesel Corporation, 13400 W. Outer Drive, Detroit, MI 48239-4001
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R. D. Reitz
R. D. Reitz
Engine Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706-1572
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F. X. Tanner
Department of Mathematical Sciences, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931-1295
G.-S. Zhu
Detroit Diesel Corporation, 13400 W. Outer Drive, Detroit, MI 48239-4001
R. D. Reitz
Engine Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706-1572
Contributed by the Internal Combustion Engine Division of THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS for publication in the ASME JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER. Manuscript received by the ICE Division May 2001; final revision received by the ASME Headquarters November 2001. Associate Editor: D. Assanis.
J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. Apr 2003, 125(2): 534-540 (7 pages)
Published Online: April 29, 2003
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May 1, 2001
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November 1, 2001
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April 29, 2003
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Tanner, F. X., Zhu, G., and Reitz, R. D. (April 29, 2003). "A Nonequilibrium Turbulence Dissipation Correction and Its Influence on Pollution Predictions for DI Diesel Engines ." ASME. J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. April 2003; 125(2): 534–540. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1501917
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