Development of a Probabilistic Spark Plug Discharge Model Based on Electric Field Calculation

Autor: Shota Kinoshita, Fumiaki Aoki, Stefan Pischinger, Max Mally, Fabian Hoppe, André Brunn
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: International Journal of Automotive Engineering, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 65-72 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2185-0992
DOI: 10.20485/jsaeijae.10.1_65
Popis: Discharge of electric field generated by a spark plug is one of the most important and influential factors to determine combustion behavior of SI engines, as it initiates flame kernels by supplying energy to the air-fuel mixture. A discharge model is required to analyze this process with the help of numerical simulation. A new probabilistic discharge model has been developed, in which the probability of the breakdown is proportional to the intensity of the local electric field. A wide variety of discharges, such as air gap discharge, surface discharge and branching discharge like corona, can be calculated with the developed model. Consequently a detailed analysis of the process from discharge to combustion can be achieved.
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