InterMAC - Towards a predictive modelling approach of flame-wall interaction in engines
Overview
Background & policy context:
In Ordered ignition engines (MAC) of conventional technology, the flame is likely to reach the walls in places as soon as 30% of the feed is consumed, resulting in a high proportion of fuel that burns in the nearby walls. A large number of technical developments proposed to improve the energy efficiency of MAC - and particularly the downsizing and the increasing of the compression ratio, which tend to increase the confinement of the charge - are likely to further increase this proportion. With the aim to use the 3D combustion simulation for the design of these engines, it is absolutely necessary to have an adequate and efficient model of the phenomenon of flame-wall interaction.
Objectives:
The project INTERMAC proposed to develop a new modeling approach to predict the RANS parietal heat flow based on the consideration of the flame-wall interaction. The objective was to develop and validate this new model to have a simulation approach with better predictability incorporating flame effects on the flow of heat to the walls.
Methodology:
To achieve this, much of the work done during the project was devoted to the implementation of several experimental databases specifically designed for the study of the phenomenon of flame-wall interaction.
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