Impact of Thermal Barrier Coatings on Intake and Exhaust Valves in a Spark Ignition Engine

Gandolfo, John; Gainey, Brian; Jiang, Chen; Jordan, Eric H.; Filipi, Zoran; Lawler, Benjamin

doi:10.4271/2023-01-0243

Impact of Thermal Barrier Coatings on Intake and Exhaust Valves in a Spark Ignition Engine

Journal Article · Tue Apr 11 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · SAE Technical Paper Series

DOI:https://doi.org/10.4271/2023-01-0243· OSTI ID:1997413

Gandolfo, John ^[1]; Gainey, Brian ^[2]; Jiang, Chen ^[3]; Jordan, Eric H. ^[3]; Filipi, Zoran ^[2]; Lawler, Benjamin ^[2]

Clemson University, SC (United States); Clemson University, Department of Automotive Engineering
Clemson University, SC (United States)
Solution Spray Technologies LLC, Storrs-Mansfield, CT (United States)

Spark ignition knock is highly sensitive to changes in intake air temperature. Hot surface temperatures due to ceramic thermal barrier coatings increase knock propensity by elevating the incoming air temperature, thus mitigating the positive impacts of low heat transfer losses by requiring spark retard to avoid knock. Low thermal inertia coatings (i.e. Temperature swing coatings) have been proposed as a means of reducing or eliminating the open cycle charge heating penalty of traditional TBCs through a combination of low thermal conductivity and low volumetric heat capacity materials. However, in order to achieve a meaningful gain in efficiency, a significant fraction of the combustion chamber must be coated. In this study, a coated piston and intake and exhaust valves with coated combustion faces, backsides, and stems are installed in a single-cylinder research engine to evaluate the effect of high coated fractions of the combustion chamber in a knock-sensitive architecture. Spark timing sweeps demonstrated a small, but notable increase in net thermal efficiency compared to the coated piston by itself. Here, a staged valve removal demonstrated that the coated intake valve prevents heat transfer to the incoming air, reducing knock propensity compared to the coated exhaust valve individually.

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Research Organization:: Solution Spray Technologies LLC, Storrs-Mansfield, CT (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Office of SBIR/STTR Programs (SBIR/STTR)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0019865

OSTI ID:: 1997413

Journal Information:: SAE Technical Paper Series, Journal Name: SAE Technical Paper Series Vol. 2023; ISSN 0148-7191

Publisher:: SAE InternationalCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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