Optimization of an Irreversible Diesel Cycle: Experimental Results of a Ceramic Coated Indirect-Injection Supercharged Diesel Engine

In this work, an irreversible dual cycle analysis has been performed for enhancing the characteristics of a low heat rejection (LHR) supercharged single-cylinder indirect-injection (IDI) diesel engine. A relation which gives the maximum power (MP) and the corresponding efficiency has been derived analytically. Optimization of the diesel cycle has been performed for power and thermal efficiency with respect to the pressure ratio and temperature ratio. Optimum values of the pressure ratio and cutoff ratio of the diesel cycle, depending on the temperature ratios, have been derived analytically and compared to the results of an experimental study of the LHR engine, whose optimum performance was obtained by increasing the temperature in the combustion chamber. Effects of a ceramic coating on performance and exhaust emissions in the LHR engine have been compared to those obtained from the standard (STD) diesel engine based on the comparison of the STD and the LHR engines for identical airflow and brake mean effective pressure. Intake pressure was adjusted to give the same air consumption as the corresponding STD engine for the same brake mean effective pressure (BMEP) and engine speed to avoid a reduction in the volumetric efficiency of the LHR engine. In comparison to the STD engine, satisfactory performance was obtained with the LHR engine. Specific fuel consumption was decreased up to 4.5%, and brake efficiency was increased by 1.5%. NOx emissions were increased by 12% because of the higher flame temperature in the LHR engine.