Combustion in Piston Engines Technology, Evolution, Diagnosis and Control

Title:

ISBN:

9783662062975

Personal Author:

Oppenheim, A. K. author.

Edition:

1st ed. 2004.

Publication Information New:

Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2004.

Physical Description:

XI, 160 p. online resource.

Contents:

1 -- 1 Overview -- 2 Perspective -- 3 Prospective -- 2 -- 4 Diagnosis -- 5 Procedure -- 6 Prognosis -- A Evolution of the Correlation Function -- A.1 Introduction -- A.2 Experiments -- A.3 Heat Transfer -- A.4 Pressure Diagnosis -- A.5 Correlation -- B Evolution of the Life Function -- B.1 Introduction -- B.2 Biophysical Background -- B.3 Physico-Chemical Background -- B.4 Combustion Background -- B.5 Vibe Function -- B.7 Life Function -- Summary -- References -- Nomenclature.

Abstract:

Upon a synthesis of the technology of Combustion in Piston Engines, its past, present and future, the book provides a recipe for its advancement. Engines of the future are visualized as featuring distributed combustion (vid. photograph on the front cover) executed by means of PJI&I (Pulse Jet Injection and Ignition) actuators, modulated by MECC (Micro-Electronically Controlled Combustion) systems in response to signals provided by pressure sensors. To assist in the development of such engines, the book provides the method of pressure diagnostics - an analytical technique for interpreting the signal provided by a pressure sensor to assess the effectiveness with which fuel is utilized in an engine cylinder, and to monitor the operation of MECC in optimizing the performance of a PJI&I system. It is on this basis that a demonstration is produced of a representative car engine, for which, by the use of these systems, the formation of pollutants can be reduced by orders of magnitude, while the consumption of fuel is halved.

Subject Term:

Automotive engineering.

Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer.