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Visualization of Jet Impingement and Ignition in a Piston-Cylinder Chamber

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The transportation sector accounts for almost a third of the United States' energy consumption. We are developing predictive simulations of the complex in-cylinder processes of internal combustion engines to improve performance and decrease pollutant emissions. We provide a first look at the jet impingement and ignition inside a piston-cylinder chamber using volume rendering. Through the visualization, we constructed a complete 3D picture of the jet impingement on the piston-bowl walls leading to the formation of pockets of auto-ignition of the fuel-air mixture. These auto-ignition pockets subsequently lead to flame stabilization, releasing the chemical energy for conversion to useful work. A detailed physical picture of flame stabilization, as provided by the visualization techniques presented in this study, help in the design of next-generation internal combustion engines.
Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Exascale Computing Project
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1810288
Report Number(s):
NREL/CP-2C00-79848; MainId:39066; UUID:1f6f49c4-be61-410c-8bfb-c00b60ebfee6; MainAdminID:25839
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Related Subjects

91 SC - Advanced Scientific Computing Reseach (ASCR) (SC-21)
Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing (SciDAC)
combustion
high performance computing
scientific visualization