Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Flex engine'

A modelagem de motores a combustão interna deve grande parte de sua importância ao uso de unidades de controle eletrônicas que buscam gerenciar as funções do motor. De forma a fornecer melhor suporte para o projetista de controle, a modelagem oferece informações que servem de planta, sobre a qual estratégias de controle serão desenvolvidas. Nesta dissertação, procurou-se estudar e modelar cinco fenômenos: a admissão de ar e de combustível, a produção de energia efetiva através da combustão, a evolução térmica do motor e o comportamento dos gases no sistema de exaustão. Investigou-se também, em todos estes fenômenos, a influência do uso de composição variada gasolina/etanol. Na admissão de ar, buscou-se estudar como a abertura da válvula borboleta e a velocidade do motor influenciam no fluxo de ar admitido, ponderando esta grandeza através de um fator de correção denominado eficiência volumétrica. Na admissão de combustível, no caso modelada para motores com injeção indireta na porta, procurou-se explanar quantitativamente sobre os diversos aspectos que influenciam a evaporação do combustível. Na geração de energia útil, priorizou-se a análise de como as características do motor e da combustão afetam a produção de torque. Na evolução térmica do motor, examinaram-se os principais fluxos energéticos do motor e os aspectos que os influenciam. Ademais, foram executadas as validações dos modelos levantados para o motor EA 111 VHT 1.6l. Os resultados, com seus respectivos erros, podem ser encontrados neste trabalho.
The internal combustion engine modeling owes big part of its importance to the use of electronic control units that aim to manage the engine functions. To provide better support to the control designer, the modeling offers information that can compose the plant, on which control strategies will be developed. In this master thesis, it was sought to study and to model five phenomena: the air intake and the fuel admission, the effective energy production from the combustion, the engine thermic evolution and the gas behavior in the exhaust system. It was also considered how the influence of the gasoline/ethanol varied composition affects all these phenomena. In the air intake, it was studied how the butterfly valve opening and the engine speed influence the intake air flow, pondering this variable through a correction factor named volumetric efficiency. In the fuel admission, in the case of this study modelled for port-fuel injection engines, it was attempted to explain quantitatively the many aspects that influence the fuel evaporation. In the mechanical energy generation, it was prioritized the analysis about how the engine and combustion characteristics affect the torque production. In the engine thermic evolution, it was examined the major energy flows and the aspects that influence them. Also, the validations of the models raised for the EA 111 VHT 1.6l engine were executed. The results, with its respective errors, can be found in this work.

O presente estudo descreve as alterações metalúrgicas e topográficas do cilindro de blocos de motor de combustão interna fabricados em ferro fundido cinzento, após a realização de testes de durabilidade em dinamômetro. O motor testado tem tecnologia Flex-Fuel, e pode ser operado com qualquer proporção de mistura gasolina comum/etanol. Um motor foi testado com combustível etanol e o outro com gasolina comum, buscando-se assim representar duas condições extremas de trabalho em termos de combustível. A pesquisa constituiu-se da revisão bibliográfica e da parte prática que envolveu: a realização de testes de durabilidade de motor em dinamômetro; a caracterização metalúrgica e topográfica do cilindro após teste com ambos os combustíveis, utilizando técnicas de microscopia eletrônica de varredura, metalografia por microscopia óptica, perfilometria e quantificação de parâmetros de rugosidade, entre outros; a análise crítica, discussão dos resultados e apresentação da conclusão.
The present study approaches the metallurgical and topographical alterations on the cylinder of an internal combustion engine block made of gray cast iron, after durability dynamometer tests. The tested engine has flexible fuel technology (Flex-Fuel), and is capable to work with both gasoline/ethanol fuels, in any mixture proportion. One engine has been tested with ethanol and another one tested with gasoline, and so representing two extreme conditions on which the engine may work in terms of fuel. The research has been developed basically through the conceptual approach by the bibliographic review and the experimental steps that involved: general engine durability test at dynamometer bench; metallurgical and topographic characterization analysis at laboratory, after the test with both fuels, applying Scanning Electronic Microscopy SEM, optical microscopy metallography, profilometer and roughness parameters quantification, and so forth; critical analysis on the results, discussion and final conclusion.

O presente trabalho aborda o gerenciamento eletrônico de motores de combustão interna flex, com foco no desenvolvimento de uma estratégia de controle do avanço de ignição em função da ocorrência de combustão anormal conhecida como detonação, para se maximizar o torque de saída do motor. Primeiramente, é desenvolvido um método para a medição da composição de combustível e correção dos parâmetros de tempo de injeção e avanço de ignição, através de um sensor de composição de combustível. Tais parâmetros são definidos através de mapas que trabalham como um sistema de malha aberta. Em seguida, é desenvolvido um método para a leitura e detecção de detonação, em que são estudadas as particularidades do fenômeno para diferentes composições de combustível e a sua relação com a variação da temperatura do gás de escape e torque de saída do motor. Através do método de detecção e do estudo do fenômeno, é desenvolvido uma estratégia para controle do avanço de ignição em função da ocorrência da detonação. Esta abordagem permite ao sistema aumentar o avanço quando não há ocorrência de detonação, mas este avanço adicional é cancelado quando ocorre detonação. O gerenciamento do motor é realizado através de uma ECU de desenvolvimento modelo Flex-ECU, as estratégias de gerenciamento são desenvolvidos através da plataforma ASCET e a aquisição de dados e calibração de parâmetros são executados em uma ferramenta de medição e calibração. Os benefícios que o controle do avanço de ignição traz ao torque do motor são analisados e discutidos em função da rotação e da composição de combustível utilizado.
The present investigation explores the electronic management of internal combustion engines flex fuel, in which the focus is the development of a strategy for the spark advance angle as function of the abnormal combustion occurrence known ad Knock, in order to maximize the output torque. First, a method is developed for measuring the fuel composition and correction of the injection time and spark advance angle parameters through a fuel composition sensor. This parameter is defined through maps that work as an open loop system. Then, a method for detection of knock is developed, the peculiarities of the phenomenon are studied for different fuel compositions and the relationship of the phenomenon with the variation of the exhaust gas temperature and the engine output torque. Through the method of detection and the study of the phenomenon, an algorithm is developed to control the spark advance angle due to the knock occurrence, in which the approach allows the system to increase the angle when there is no occurrence of knock, but this additional angle is reduced when knock is detected. Engine management is performed through a development ECU model Flex-ECU, management algorithms are developed through the ASCET platform and data acquisition and calibration of and parameters is performed through a measurement and calibration platform. The result that the spark advance angle control brings to the engine torque output is analyzed and discussed depending on the rotation and the fuel composition used.

Orientador: Maria Beatriz Machado Bonacelli
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Geociências
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Resumo: Os veículos flex fuel representam cerca de 90% da atual produção de veículos de passeio no Brasil. Historicamente a utilização de etanol como combustível automotivo remete ao início do século XX, em grande escala à década de 1970 com a conformação do Proálcool e, após um período de descrença, o etanol ressurgiu nos anos 2000 com a difusão da tecnologia flex. Este trabalho tem por objetivo central analisar a constituição da tecnologia flex fuel no país e para isso se apoia nos conceitos de paradigmas e trajetórias tecnológicas, os quais permitem compreender o processo evolutivo dos automóveis, seus sistemas de alimentação de combustível e das diversas alternativas à gasolina e ao motor de combustão interna. Ao lado disso, explora-se a história brasileira na utilização de etanol, sobretudo no período recente a partir de entrevistas e, também, em análises de dados sobre as atividades de Pesquisa, Desenvolvimento e Inovação relacionadas à tecnologia flex brasileira e seus desdobramentos, que estão representados em veículos de maior eficiência energética e com menores índices de emissão de poluentes. Por fim, realiza-se uma análise crítica do marco regulatório atual, o qual dá suporte às atividades do setor automobilístico brasileiro, e indica-se possíveis ações de indução à melhoria da tecnologia flex fuel e do uso do etanol como combustível no país. Uma das hipóteses que baseiam o trabalho de pesquisa aponta que a instabilidade relativa do mercado de etanol e a falta de competição entre as montadoras (no que toca o desenvolvimento de motores) limita a demanda tecnológica e provoca desestímulo à busca por maior eficiência ou mesmo por mudanças mais substanciais da tecnologia flex fuel desenvolvida no país. Conclui-se, dentre outros, que a atual legislação brasileira e o marco regulatório não se apresentam como indutores para alterações substantivas à iniciativa do veículo flex fuel, estimulando apenas melhorias incrementais sem tocar mais fortemente na concorrência da indústria, não explorando as oportunidades abertas pela tecnologia flex fuel
Abstract: Flex fuel vehicles represents nearly 90% of the current production of passenger cars in Brazil. Historically the use of ethanol as an automotive fuel refers to the early twentieth century, in large-scale at the 1970s with the beginning of Proálcool (Brazilian Ethanol Program), and after a disrepute period, ethanol reemerged in the 2000s with the flex fuel technology. This work¿s main objective is to analyze the constitution of flex fuel technology in Brazil, for that is based on the concepts of paradigms and technological trajectories, which allows one to understand the evolutionary movement of developing vehicles, their fuel supply systems and the pursuit of gasoline alternatives and of the internal combustion engine. Alongside this, it explores the brazilian history in ethanol use, especially in the recent period, with interviews and also based on data analysis of Research, Development and Innovation activities related to the flex fuel technology in Brazil, which makes possible the development of more energy efficient vehicles and lower pollutants emissions. Finally, it holds a critical analysis of the current brazilian legal framework, which supports the activities of the brazilian automotive industry, and specifies different ways to induce broader improvements to the use of ethanol as a fuel and the flex fuel technology in the country. One of the hypotheses that based this research points out that the relative uncertainty of the ethanol market and the lack of competition among automakers (concerning to the development of engines) constrains the technological demand and discourages the pursuit of greater efficiency or even more substantial changes on the brazilian flex fuel technology. In conclusion, among others, the current brazilian legal framework is not presented as an inducer for substantive changes on the flex fuel vehicle, encouraging only incremental improvements without leading to stronger competition in the industry, not taking advantage from the opportunities offered by flex fuel technology
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Politica Cientifica e Tecnologica
Mestre em Política Científica e Tecnológica

Desde a sua invenção, o motor a combustão interna sofreu significantes evoluções, como redução do consumo de combustível, aumento da sua potência e durabilidade a um menor custo. Outros setores também evoluíram, como a busca por alternativas de combustível, tendo como exemplo o etanol hidratado combustível, que trouxe vantagens tais como maior desempenho e menor emissão de poluentes, porém com solicitações mecânicas, térmicas e termomecânicas mais severas. Sua menor lubricidade, quando comparada a da gasolina tipo C também intensificou o desgaste no par tribológico válvula e sede de válvula. Neste trabalho foram analisados diversos pares de válvulas e sedes de válvulas provenientes de quatro motores pós teste, sendo dois deles de mesma especificação técnica e submetidos às mesmas condições de ensaio, variando somente o combustível utilizado (etanol hidratado combustível e gasolina comum tipo C). A topografia da superfície de contato foi avaliada através de exames das superfícies com lupa estereoscópica, microscópio eletrônico de varredura e perfilômetro óptico a fim de identificar os danos encontrados. Ao término das análises foi realizada a comparação dos danos encontrados entre a superfície de contato das válvulas e sedes do motor que operou com etanol hidratado combustível e gasolina comum tipo C, de forma a evidenciar as diferenças proporcionadas pelos combustíveis. Este trabalho faz parte do \"Consórcio de P&D e Desafios Tribológicos em Motores Flex-Fuel\" patrocinado pela FAPESP (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) com participação da indústria automotiva, para identificar os modos de desgaste atuantes.
Since its invention the internal combustion engine presented significant improvements like lower fuel consumption, higher power and durability increase at reduced costs. Other industries sectors did also improve as the search for new alternative fuels such as hydrated ethanol fuel which brought advantages like higher performance with lower pollutant emissions, although with it came more severe mechanical, thermal and thermo-mechanic stresses. Ethanol lower lubricity when compared to type C gasolines did also increase the valve/ valve seat insert wear. This study presents the results of contact surface analysis of several pairs valve/ valve seat insert from four engines after test being two of them of same technical specification and submitted to the same test cycle with only difference their fuel (hydrated ethanol and regular type C gasoline). The contact surface topography was evaluated through surface exams using optical microscopy, scanning electron microscope and non-contact profiler, to evaluate damages. At the end of analysis, a comparison between valves and valve seats from the engines that operated with hydrated ethanol and regular type C gasoline in order to put in evidence the damage difference provided by the fuels. This study is part of \"Consórcio de P&D e Desafios Tribológicos em Motores Flex-Fuel\", sponsored by FAPESP (\"Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo\") with participation of automotive industries, to characterize the existent wear.

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Nesta pesquisa investiga-se a viabilidade do uso de misturas heterogêneas de combustíveis compostas por etanol e gás natural veicular (GNV) em motor flex fuel (Flex). Os motores Flex, no Brasil, são abastecidos com gasolina E27 (com até 27% de etanol anidro e 73% de gasolina), etanol, GNV ou qualquer mistura de etanol e gasolina. Ao funcionarem com o GNV apresentam vantagens pela menor emissão de dióxido de carbono (CO2), monóxido de carbono (CO) e óxidos de nitrogênio (NOX), mas são desvantajosos com relação às emissões de hidrocarbonetos (HC) em baixas rotações quando comparados ao utilizarem gasolina ou etanol, além da perda de potência variando de 10 a 20%. Esta pesquisa objetiva encontrar uma mistura de etanol-GNV, cuja combustão possa reduzir, as emissões de CO, HC e NOx do motor Flex em relação ao modo GNV. Os testes foram conduzidos num motor Flex de 2000 cilindradas, com duas válvulas por cilindro. No motor foi instalado um sistema de gerenciamento de injeção eletrônica de GNV funcionando concomitantemente com a injeção de combustível líquido. Fez-se inicialmente a medição da vazão de etanol (E100), do GNV (E0) e de diferentes misturas de etanol-GNV (E20, E40, E60, E80). Para a avaliação dos parâmetros das emissões de CO2, CO, O2, HC e NOx, das eficiências (térmica, volumétrica e mecânica), consumo específico de combustível e custo operacional, calibrou-se primeiramente o motor para o uso de E0 e de E100. Os testes foram realizados em modo estacionário e dinâmico, cujas emissões foram medidas através do analisador de gases. No modo estacionário mediram-se as emissões de gases de exaustão em velocidade angular de 1000 e 2500 RPM (rotações por minuto); no modo dinâmico mediram-se além das emissões, a potência e o consumo de combustível com o motor submetido a 25% de carga a 2000, 2500, 3000 RPM e à carga total num dinamômetro ativo para até 290 kW. Os melhores resultados obtiveram-se para a mistura E20. Comparando-se com E0, a mistura E20 resultou uma média de 55,33%, 31%, 29,86% e 57,41% na diminuição das emissões de CO, O2, HC e de NOx, respectivamente, com um aumento médio das emissões de CO2 em 5,81%; foi observado também perda de 2,45% de potência líquida, além do aumento de 2,35%, 1,25%, 1,41%, 16,94% e 18,85% para eficiência térmica, eficiência volumétrica, eficiência mecânica, consumo específico de combustível e do custo operacional, respectivamente
This research has investigated the feasibility of using heterogeneous fuel blends composed of ethanol and compressed natural gas (CNG) in flex-fuel engines. In Brazil, such vehicles are fueled by E27 gasoline (up to 27% anhydrous ethanol and 73% gasoline), ethanol, CNG or any ethanol and gasoline blend. When running on CNG, they offer advantages due to lower carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon monoxide (CO) and nitrogen oxide (NOX) emissions, although they are disadvantageous with respect to hydrocarbon emissions (HC) at low revolutions, especially if compared to being run on gasoline or ethanol, in addition to power loss ranging from 10 to 20%. Thus, it is aimed to find an ethanol-CNG blend whose combustion can reduce CO, HC and NOx emissions from flex-fuel engines in comparison with the CNG mode. Tests have been conducted on a 2000cc flex-fuel engine with two valves per cylinder. It was installed an electronic CNG injection system operating concomitantly with the liquid fuel injection system. Flows of ethanol (E100), CNG (E0) and different ethanol-CNG blends (E20, E40, E60, E80) were initially measured. In order to evaluate levels of CO2, CO, O2, HC and NOx emissions, efficiency (thermal, volumetric and mechanical), specific fuel consumption and operating cost, the engine was initially calibrated to run on E0 and E100. The emissions tests were performed in stationary and dynamic mode. In stationary mode, exhaust emissions were measured at 1000 and 2500 RPM (revolutions per minute); in dynamic mode, power and fuel consumption were measured while the engine was subjected to 25% load at 2000, 2500, and 3000 RPM, in addition to repeating exhaust gas and power tests at full load with an active dynamometer at up to 290 kW. Optimal results were obtained for blend E20. If compared to E0, E20 resulted in an average of 55.33%, 31%, 29.86% and 57.41% at reducing CO, O2, HC and NOX emissions, respectively, with increased CO2 emissions. It were also observed of 2.45% of gross power loss, besides an increase of 2.35%, 1.25%, 1.41%, 16.94% and 18.85% in thermal efficiency, volumetric efficiency, mechanical efficiency, specific fuel consumption and operating cost, respectively

This diploma thesis .deals with a crankshaft analysis of the VW 6,0 W12 engine. The first goal is to create a CAD model from the real part, then to create a FEM model for computer simulations. With respect to a dynamic character of the loading, the crankshaft is then reduced into a MNF file for the purpose of dynamic simulations in the MBS ADAMS/Engine. The full range of working RPMs is simulated in it. Beside the crankshaft the main and pin bearings are studied too. At the last part of this thesis the durability of the crankshaft is solved.

An experimental investigation has been undertaken to study operating temperatures and heat fluxes in the cylinder walls and cylinder head of a modern diesel engine. Temperatures were measured under a wide range of speed and torque at more than one hundred locations in the block and cylinder head of the engine employing conventional thermocouples arranged to obtain one-dimensional metal thermal gradients and subsequently deduce the corresponding heat fluxes and surface temperatures. Results observed in the cylinder bores revealed that in addition to heat transferred by convection and radiation from combustion gases, the temperature and heat flux distributions are considerably affected by heat conduction from piston rings and skirt through the oil film, and by frictional heat generated at these components. The heat fluxes and surface temperatures obtained in the cylinder head combined with gas pressure measurements were used to evaluate existing formulae to predict heat transfer coefficients from combustion gases to the chamber walls. The evaluation confirmed the significant variation previously observed between the various methods. As a consequence, a modified correlation has been proposed to estimate the gas-side heat transfer coefficient. This new correlation is considered to be an improved tool for estimating the heat transfer coefficients from combustion gases in modern diesel engines. Additionally, the results observed in the cylinder bores were used to develop a simple model from first principles to estimate the heat transferred from piston rings and skirt to the cylinder wall.

Thesis (MSc)--Stellenbosch University, 2015.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The design optimisation of a linear oscillatory electric generator for application in freepiston Stirling engines is described in this thesis. A basic overview of free-piston Stirling engine technology is given by firstly providing a brief description of the operation of the heat engine. The applications of free-piston Stirling engines in industry are given and the proposed future applications are described. Different types of electrical machine designs from industry and academia are evaluated in a literature study. A classification structure is also proposed based on the magnetic flux variation within the designs. Based on the literature study, a transverse flux, single-phase, moving magnet, tubular topology was chosen for investigation. Athree dimensional finite element simulation was chosen as the most appropriatemethod to model the linear electrical machine. A commercial simulation package was called from a simulation script and the outputs from the finite element simulation were again used to calculate the electrical machine performance parameters using the instantaneous voltageand current values. A sequential quadratic programming algorithm was used to perform optimisation of the machine topologies, with the optimisation variables being dimensional parameters that describe the machine geometry and the goal of the optimisation to minimise the active mass of the machine, while maintaining preset minima for the output power and the efficiency. The machine was optimised for a number of different translator configurations and the different configurations were analysed and compared. It was found that a quasi-Halbach arrangement of the permanent magnets yielded the lowest overall active mass. A comparative study is also presented, where this quasi-Halbach variant is compared to a commercial machine. It was found that the linear machine design with a quasi-Halbach arrangement compares well with the commercial machine. A prototype and test bed was designed and constructed. Due to manufacuring difficulties however, the machine could not be completed in time for testing.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die ontwerpsoptimering van ’n lineêre ossillerende elektriese generator vir toepassing in vrysuier Stirling enjins word beskryf in hierdie tesis. ’n Basiese oorsig van vrysuier Stirling enjin tegnologie word gegee deur eerstens ’n kort beskrywing te gee van die werking van die hitte-enjin. Die aanwending van vrysuier Stirling enjins in industrie word gegee en voorgestelde toekomstige toepassings word beskryf. Verskillende tipes elektriese masjien ontwerpe vanuit die industrie en die akademie word geëvalueer in ’n literatuurstudie. ’n Klassifiseringstruktuur, gebaseer op die magnetiese vloedverandering in die ontwerpe, word ook voorgestel. ’n Transverse vloed, enkelfase, bewegende magneet, tubulêre topologie is gekies vir die ondersoek, gebaseer op die onder andere die literatuurstudie. ’n Drie-dimensionele eindige element simulasie is gekies as die mees geskikte metode om die lineêre elektriese masjien te modelleer. ’n Kommersiële simulasie pakket is deur middel van ’n simulasie skrip geroep en die uitsette vanaf die eindige element simulasie is weer gebruik om die werksverrigtingsparameters van die elektriese masjien te bereken deur gebruik te maak van die oomblikswaardes van die spanning en stroom. ’n Sekwensiële kwadratiese programmering algoritme is gebruik om optimering van die masjien topologieë te doen, met die dimensionele parameters wat die masjien geometrie beskryf as die optimeringsveranderlikes en doel van die optimering om die aktiewe massa van die masjien te minimeer, terwyl die uitsetdrywing en die benuttingsgraad by voorafgestelde minima gehou word. Die masjien is geoptimeer vir verskeie translator konfigurasies en die verskillende konfigurasies is geanaliseer en vergelyk. Dit is bevind dat ’n kwasi-Halbach skikking van die permanente magnete die laagste totale aktiewe massa gelewer het. ’n Vergelykende studie is ook aangebied, waar die kwasi-Halbach variant vergelyk is met ’n kommersiële masjien. Dit is bevind dat die lineêre masjien met die kwasi-Halbach skikking baie goed vergelyk met die kommersiële masjien. ’n Prototiepe masjien en toetsopstelling is ontwerp en aan mekaar gesit. Maar as gevolg van vervaardigbaarheids tekortkominge kon toetse op die prototiepe nie betyds gedoen word nie.

The increasing global desire for highly fuel efficient power systems and the need for environmentally friendly energy sources is driving much present research in electrical power. A linear power system, where a linear machine is driven directly by a free piston engine, offers scalability and a wide range applicability. Standalone power units, hybridised power systems and range extenders in electrified vehicles are all potential applications for this technology. This thesis explores the application of a Linear Joule Engine driving a Permanent Magnet Linear Machine for electrical power generation. Whereas most Joule cycle engines have a rotary compressor and expander, at smaller scale this configuration suffers from leakage around the blades. The linear engine uses a double acting free piston configuration running on the external combustion Joule-cycle, overcoming the low efficiency inherent in small scale gas turbines. The key element for electrical power generation, and the main focus of this thesis, is the development of a linear machine operating as a generator, the design of which is heavily constrained by the geometrical and the operational characteristics of the engine. Using specific constraints for an 5kW engine and by using two dimensional finite element analysis, a novel design methodology of tubular PM linear machine with modular armature winding and feasible arrangements of magnets on the translator member is outlined. The effect of core material, pole number and power conversion system on the machine design are investigated, highlighting the effect of the interconnected design variables on the resulting performance and material use, all satisfying design objectives. A Flux – Concentrated PM configuration is selected for further development. vi In order to accomplish an overall system performance investigation tool, at first the development of a general novel linear machine model is introduced and tested in a feedforward manner with accounts for all machine interacting electromagnetic forces. Then, a novel dynamic model incorporating both the linear machine model driven by the linear Joule engine model, coupled together in a closed loop form, is realized. The coupled model bridges mechanical and electrical parts of the engine-generator, and provides a solid dynamic performance prediction of the system focusing on identifying the effect of cogging force on system performance and the resultant electrical power loss and electrical efficiency. Compared with the reported cogging force reduction techniques, a novel structural technique and a selection criteria are presented with two dimensional axisymmetric finite element analysis verification showing the effectiveness of the proposed technique. Finally, a machine prototype of the selected design model is manufactured and tested on a bespoke test rig to validate the design model findings. Manufacturing recommendations and future achievable steps are reported for future development of the existing work.

O sistema tribológico anel/cilindro é considerado de elevada complexidade. Condições de regime de lubrificação limítrofe, mista e hidrodinâmica se intercalam devido às cargas alternadas e velocidades variáveis do sistema. As elevadas temperaturas envolvidas e a presença de substâncias corrosivas e de outros contaminantes também contribuem para a ocorrência de diferentes intensidades e mecanismos de desgaste ao longo do cilindro. Apesar dos significativos avanços na avaliação do desgaste em cilindros de motores, algumas questões permanecem em aberto, tais como: Quais são os principais causadores do desgaste por abrasão em motores flex-fuel? Quais são os principais mecanismos de endurecimento atuantes em cilindros de motores flex-fuel? É possível que o ponto morto superior (PMS) não seja a região do cilindro com maior desgaste? É possível estimar o desgaste de cilindros de motores considerando apenas alterações topográficas em nível de rugosidade? O folded metal pode afetar significativamente o desgaste de cilindros de motores? Como este defeito é formado? Estas e outras perguntas são respondidas ao longo deste trabalho. Para tanto, o presente trabalho avalia o desgaste em cilindros de motores de combustão interna por meio de duas vertentes, sendo elas: o mapeamento de modos e mecanismos de desgaste e a quantificação do desgaste via perda volumétrica. Além disso, são investigadas eventuais causas de intensificação do desgaste e possíveis modos de minimização do desgaste. Os efeitos das alterações topográficas decorrentes do desgaste no desempenho do motor também são analisados. O método da perfilometria óptica foi utilizado nas análises de quantificação do desgaste com o propósito de avaliar a perda volumétrica de material em diferentes regiões do cilindro. Para tanto, dez diferentes métodos para estimativa de desgaste foram propostos. Embora a maior parte dos trabalhos publicados utilize os vales como altura de referência para comparação entre superfícies antes e após o desgaste, o presente trabalho mostrou que melhores resultados para estimativa de desgaste de cilindros com acabamento do tipo plateau honing podem ser obtidos utilizando-se a altura correspondente ao Smr2 como referência absoluta. Contudo, a mesma altura de referência não apresentou resultados satisfatórios na quantificação de desgaste em cilindros com acabamento do tipo standard honing. Deste modo, constatou-se que a escolha do melhor método para estimativa do desgaste via perda volumétrica é altamente dependente do acabamento do cilindro. Verificou-se também no trabalho que os principais mecanismos de desgaste atuantes nos cilindros do motor flex-fuel são desgaste por abrasão e por reações triboquímicas, com participação menos expressiva de desgaste por fadiga de contato e por adesão. Neste mesmo motor, verificou-se também que o desgaste por abrasão ocorreu principalmente devido à ação abrasiva de debris e/ou pela interação direta entre anel e cilindro, sendo que os produtos de combustão tiveram menor importância. Contudo, fatores como mau funcionamento do motor ou acabamento do cilindro podem afetar na contribuição da ação de resíduos do processo de combustão sobre o desgaste abrasivo total do cilindro. Verificou-se que o desgaste de cilindros de motores ocorre preferencialmente nas bordas dos sulcos de brunimento, de modo que a redução da quantia de folded metal pode contribuir significativamente para a redução do desgaste. Estudou-se também o efeito dual da grafita: como lubrificante sólido (o que contribui para a diminuição de atrito e desgaste do cilindro) e como concentradora de tensões (o que contribui para o aumento do desgaste). Além disso, verificou-se que grafitas também podem contribuir para o surgimento do defeito folded metal. Assim, sugere-se que a morfologia da grafita pode ser alterada de modo a se obter não apenas um material com maior resistência à fadiga, mas também uma superfície com menos defeitos superficiais e, consequentemente, com menor propensão ao desgaste. Constatou-se também que o tipo de óxido formado na superfície do cilindro pode afetar consideravelmente sua taxa de desgaste e, portanto, dependendo da composição do cilindro e das condições operacionais do motor, é possível que o PMS não seja a região do cilindro com desgaste mais acentuado. O trabalho também mostrou que os mecanismos de endurecimento atuantes em cilindros de motores flex-fuel são decorrentes de recristalização com refino de grão e encruamento. Finalmente, verificou-se por meio de simulações computacionais que o alisamento da topografia do cilindro (resultante do processo de desgaste) tende a aumentar o coeficiente de atrito na região de meio de curso do pistão e a diminuí-lo nos pontos de reversão.
The tribological system piston ring/cylinder bore is considered to be of high complexity. Due to the presence of alternate loads and variable speeds, boundary, mixed and hydrodynamic lubrication regimes occur at each stroke of the engine. High temperature and corrosive substances also contribute to the occurrence of different wear intensities and mechanisms in cylinder bores. Despite significant advances in the wear assessment of cylinder bores, some issues still remain, like: What are the main causes of abrasion in cylinder bores from flex-fuel engines? What are the main strengthening mechanisms in cylinder bores from flex-fuel engines? Is it possible that the top dead center (TDC) of the engine is not the region with highest wear? Is it possible to estimate wear of cylinder bores considering just topographic changes in roughness level? Can folded metal significantly affect the amount of wear in cylinder bores? How is this defect generated? These and other questions will be answered in this work. Therefore, the present work is focused on the analysis of wear in cylinder bores based upon two different approaches: the assessment of wear modes and mechanisms and the quantification of wear volume losses. Also, possible causes of wear intensification and possible ways of minimizing wear in cylinder bores will be investigated. The effects of topographic changes due to wear in engine performance will also be analyzed. The method of optical profilometry was used in the wear quantification of cylinder bores to assess wear volume losses in different regions of the cylinder. Therefore, ten different methods for wear estimation were proposed. Although most publications consider valleys as the reference height for comparison between surfaces before and after wear, the present work has shown that better results for wear estimation of plateau honed cylinder bores can be obtained by using the height corresponding to the Smr2 as absolute reference. However, the same reference height did not present satisfactory results in the wear quantification of cylinder bores honed with a standard honing. Therefore, this work has shown that the choice of the best method for wear estimation based on wear volume losses is highly dependent upon the cylinder bore surface finish. In this work, it was also verified that the main wear mechanisms in cylinder bores from flex-fuel engines are abrasion and tribochemical reaction, with less significant contribution of fatigue and adhesive wear. In the same engine, it was verified that abrasive wear was more affected by wear debris and/or by two body abrasion than from combustion products. However, some factors, like engine malfunction or cylinder bore surface finish can affect the contribution of residues from the combustion process in the total abrasive wear of the cylinder. It was also verified that wear occurs preferentially at the edges of honing grooves, so that the reduction in the amount of folded metal can significantly contribute to the wear reduction in cylinder bores. The dual effect of graphite was also studied: as solid lubricant (which contributes to decrease friction and wear) and as stress concentrator (which contributes to increase wear). Also, it was verified that graphite can contribute to the occurrence of folded metal. Therefore, it is suggested that graphite morphology can be changed in order to obtain not only higher fatigue life, but also a cylinder finish with lower amount of honing defects and, therefore, less prone to wear. The present work has also verified that the oxide composition in the cylinder surface can considerably affect its wear rate and, therefore, depending on cylinder chemical composition and engine operating conditions, it is possible that the TDC is not the region of the cylinder with the highest wear rates. It was also noticed that the strengthening mechanisms in cylinder bores from flex-fuel engines are resulting from recrystallization with grain refinement and strain hardening. Finally, it was verified by computational simulations that the surface smoothing of the cylinder (from engine wear) tends to increase the coefficient of friction (COF) in the middle region on the cylinder and to decrease it in top and bottom dead centers.

Electrical generating sets powered by gas turbines are required for many applications, in particular for emergency situations due to their critical attributes; high reliability, lightweight, small size, multi-fuel capabilities, low maintenance, low noise and low gas emissions. This research contends that a permanent magnet axial flux (PMAF) high-speed generator with a small gas turbine engine offers advantages over the radial flux permanent magnet generators. Higher power densities can be achieved with the axial flux configuration when compared to their counter parts of the radial flux machines of similar output power. The attributes of the PMAF machines were certainly appealing; lightweight, small size, high efficiency and ease of construction. In this research, a design approach for the PMAF high-speed generator which accounts for the mechanical and electrical aspects was provided. The machine's key components such as retainment ring was carefully designed and the materials utilised in their structures were appropriately selected to insure high mechanical integrity, ease of construction and low manufacturing cost. The generator's principle dimensions were determined from a theoretical model which was derived from the machine's main design parameters. This theoretical model was then correlated by some empirical coefficients determined through the manipulation of the experimentally validated finite element (FE) results. The analytical results have shown that with the appropriate design considerations, PMAF high-speed generators can be designed with high power densities in the range of 6-8 kW/kg and high efficiencies ideally in the range of 94 - 96 %. The mechanical integrity and the steady state electrical performance of the machine were analysed using three-dimensional (3D) FE models. More in this research, a parametric study was carried out on the most influential parameters of the machine to improve its electrical performance through minimise rotor and stator eddy current losses. In addition, the total harmonic distortion in the output waveform was minimised through the appropriate and careful design of the magnet shape and topology with the aid of 3D electromagnetic FE analysis. Furthermore, using FE it was possible to design, optimise and analyse the rotor back-iron disc through the selection of best material, shape and size for use in the PMAF high-speed generator. A prototype of the PMAF high-speed generator was constructed and tested preliminary at low speed for the purpose of the evaluation of the electrical performance of the machine. Experimental results have shown that the machine was capable to meet the design requirements. For the mechanical integrity of the machine, the rotors were safely tested on a cold run test rig at the speed of 47,000 rpm. This thesis describes also the trends and the technical details in the manufacturing, construction and experimental setup for the PMAF high-speed generator.

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Piston rings are metal parts which, when installed on the pistons in the cylinders of the engine, become circular with variable pressure and self-expansive, providing a movable seal between the combustion chamber and the crankcase. These components are subjected to intense functional demand, being asked to submit a low wear rate and maintain their structural and functional integrity under high temperatures and pressures. Due to these requirements, the technique is known of providing up-to-face contact with coatings or surface treatments to improve wear. Currently the majority of applications in the compression rings are martensitic stainless steels. These rings have their tribological properties improved by gas nitriding treatment which gives the steel surface intermediate properties between metallic and ceramic materials with high resistance to adhesive wear, as well as to wear by abrasion. This technology has been applied since the 90s with great success and high market penetration. With demand growing for reducing emissions was introduced in the market the Otto cycle engines with bifuel, better known as Flex engines. The principle of operation of these engines is the use of gasoline and ethanol at any mixing. The compression ratio of the piston is optimized for gasoline and not optimized for ethanol, since the latter does not have limitations to the phenomenon of detonation and this fact makes it occurs more Ethanol injection into the combustion chamber providing an improper fuel does not wash burnt in the cylinder wall. The result was the creation of a different tribological system in the area of operation of the rings where the nitrided layer began to suffer a detachment. This study aimed to find a solution for this detachment, where the nitride layer was changed. The modification consisted in decreasing the precipitation of carbides in the grain boundaries through migration carbon more to the core of the ring making it more robust to cracks and less susceptible to hydrogen embrittlement. Was created two nitriding stages, one richer in nitrogen which provides the wear resistance required for applying and the second stage causes the carbon to become more concentrated in the core hindering the generation of cracks and, consequently, the detachment. There was a decrease in the hardness of the nitrided layer without deteriorating the wear resistance, creating a unique solution and extending the life of this technology.
Os Anéis de Pistão são peças de metal que, quando instaladas nos pistões dentro dos cilindros dos motores, tornam-se circulares com pressão variável e auto-expansivas, proporcionando uma vedação móvel entre a câmara de combustão e o carter do motor. Estes componentes são submetidos à intensa demanda funcional, sendo solicitados a apresentarem uma baixa taxa de desgaste e a manterem sua integridade estrutural e funcional sob temperaturas e pressões elevadas. Em função destas exigências, é conhecida a técnica de prover-se a face de contato com o cilindro destes componentes revestimentos ou tratamentos de superfície para melhorar a resistência ao desgaste. Atualmente grande parte das aplicações nos anéis de compressão são em aços inoxidáveis martensíticos. Estes anéis têm suas propriedades tribológicas melhoradas pelo tratamento de nitretação gasosa o qual confere ao aço propriedades superficiais intermediárias entre os materiais metálicos e cerâmicos, com alta resistência ao desgaste adesivo, assim como ao desgaste por abrasão. Esta tecnologia vem sendo aplicada desde os anos 90 com absoluto sucesso e alta penetração de mercado. Com a demanda por redução de emissões crescendo foi introduzido no mercado os motores de ciclo Otto bicombustíveis, mais conhecidos como motores flex. O princípio de funcionamento destes motores é a utilização de gasolina e etanol em qualquer mistura. A taxa de compressão do Pistão é otimizada para gasolina e não otimizada para o Etanol, pois este último não possui limitações para o fenômeno de detonação e este fato faz com que ocorra mais injeção de Etanol na câmara de combustão proporcionando uma indevida lavagem de combustível não queimado na parede do cilindro. A consequência foi a criação de um tribo sistema diferente na região de funcionamento dos Anéis onde a camada nitretada começou a sofrer um destacamento. Este trabalho visou buscar uma solução para este destacamento, onde a camada nitretada foi alterada. A alteração consistiu em diminuir a precipitação de carbonetos nas fronteiras dos grãos através da migração do carbono para o núcleo do anel deixando-o mais robusto à nucleação de trincas e menos susceptível a fragilização por hidrogênio. Foram criados dois estágios de nitretação, sendo o primeiro estágio mais rico em nitrogênio o qual confere ao anel a resistência ao desgaste necessária para a aplicação, e o segundo estágio faz com que o carbono fique mais concentrado no núcleo. O problema de destacamento foi resolvido onde houve uma diminuição na dureza da camada nitretada sem a deterioração da resistência ao desgaste do anel, criando uma solução única e estendendo a vida desta tecnologia sem aumento de custos.

L’électrification croissante des véhicules militaires va de pair avec la révolution « électrique » de ces dernières décennies. Aujourd’hui un véhicule militaire intègre plus de 120 consommateurs électriques. Cette évolution de l’électrification est également accompagnée de l’apparition de nouvelles fonctions comme le déplacement du blindé en mode furtif, animé grâce à une motorisation électrique. Dans ce contexte nous proposons de pré-dimensionner les différentes sources d’énergie du véhicule (dispositif de stockage, moteur, générateur, convertisseur). La transmission électrique est de type hybride parallèle mono-axe, l’arbre de sortie de la machine électrique est confondu avec l’arbre de sortie du moteur thermique. Ce choix est identique au prototype de véhicule blindé actuellement en étude. L’originalité des travaux repose sur le développement d’un modèle de l’emploi du véhicule pour sa phase d’utilisation la plus sensible, à savoir le combat de haute intensité. Ce modèle basé sur la matrice de Markov permet de générer aléatoirement de très nombreuses missions à partir d’une base de données enregistrée lors d’exercices d’entraînement au combat de haute intensité. Une seconde originalité réside dans la méthode de pré-dimensionnement proposée, associant le modèle d’emploi (statistique) aux modèles des flux de puissances décrivant le comportement du blindé. Le pré-dimensionnement obtenu est donc optimisé par rapport aux missions potentiellement réalisables par le véhicule
Following the example of the civil automotive sector, the electrification of military vehicles has widely increased during the last decades. Today, a military armoured vehicle embeds more than 120 electrical consumers. New functionalities has appeared like the hybrid electrical propulsion mode that allows stealthy moves. In this context, we propose to size the different components of the electrical propulsion such as the electric motor/alternator, storage device, electronic power converter. The propulsion selected is of parallel hybrid type. The rotary shaft of the electric motor is of the same as the combustion engine’s. This choice is similar to an armoured vehicle prototype under development today. The first original contribution of this research is the design and the use of a predictive model for a mission scenario. This model has been developed for the most critical phase, which is the high intensity engagement. This model is based on a Markov matrix, that allows to produce a lot of different missions through a random process. Input data have been recorded during several high intensity combat real training sessions. A second original contribution is the calculation method proposed. It combines the statistical modelling of the missions with the modelling of the power flows that describe the vehicle behaviour. So, the results obtained are optimized with regard to the extended field of the possible vehicle missions

Na maioria dos equipamentos mecânicos há movimento relativo entre componentes, e como resultado desse deslizamento relativo, as forças de atrito na superfície geram deformação plástica e/ou remoção de massa (ou volume) do material. Nos motores de combustão interna a geração da potência é realizada pela transformação da energia química em calor por meio da combustão do combustível com o ar, gerando o movimento alternativo de mecanismos (pistões, biela, virabrequim). Já no caso dos motores flex-fuel, o etanol como combustível aumenta a potência, levando a maiores carregamentos termomecânicos e, consequentemente, tribológicos nos seus componentes. Um dos sistemas do motor mais afetado pela mudança no combustível é o par válvula-sede, motivo pelo qual é necessário investigar os mecanismos de desgaste, os efeitos dos parâmetros de operação no comportamento frente ao atrito, e escolher apropriadamente pares deslizantes de materiais que apresentem baixas perdas de massa (taxas de desgaste) e coeficientes de atrito. Ensaios do tipo reciprocating tinham sido empregados para realizar estudos tribológicos de materiais de válvulas e com tratamentos superficiais. As condições de ensaio mais representativas são de operação do motor. Portanto, a seleção de parâmetros como carga, velocidade e temperatura não é fácil: para alguns equipamentos de teste, as variáveis não são independentes. Além disso, devido à complexidade do sistema tribológico, a interação entre as variáveis afeta os resultados. O objetivo deste trabalho de pesquisa foi dividido em duas frentes. A primeira, analisar isoladamente o efeito da temperatura, força normal e velocidade no coeficiente de atrito e no desgaste. O tribômetro SRV-4 do tipo reciprocating foi usado com uma esfera de aço AISI 52100 e distintos materiais de disco (aços e ligas intermetálicas sinterizadas de Nb). A segunda parte consistiu na caracterização dos mecanismos de desgaste de válvulas e sedes de motores distintos, após diferentes tipos de ensaios (dinamômetro e campo em veiculo). O coeficiente de atrito (?) e a perda de massa foram medidos para determinar o desempenho tribológico dos sistemas estudados. Além disso, as superfícies das marcas de desgaste tanto no disco quanto na esfera, assim como das válvulas e sedes foram analisadas por microscopia óptica (MO), microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV) com espectroscopia de energia dispersiva de raios-X (EDS) e espectroscopia Raman. Para as distintas ligas intermetálicas de Nb ensaiadas com esfera de aço AISI 52100, encontrou-se que os mecanismos de desgaste nas superfícies após uma análise de MEV-EDS foram particularmente abrasão, adesão e oxidação. Já no caso dos motores que foram avaliados, muitos dos danos observados estavam presentes em ambas as válvulas e sedes de admissão e escape; no entanto, a oxidação ocorreu apenas nas válvulas de escape, provavelmente produzido pela alta temperatura durante a operação do motor.
In most of the mechanical assemblies there is relative motion between components, and as a result of this relative sliding action, frictional forces on the sliding surface result in removal or displacement of mass (or volume) of the material. The power generation of internal combustion engines comes from chemical energy transformation into heat through air fuel combustion with further expansion of gases generating the reciprocating movement of power cell (pistons, rod and crankshaft). For flex fuel engines, the ethanol increases power, leading to higher thermo-mechanical forces and consequently higher friction between its components. The valve/valve seat pair is one of the most affected system due to this change, leading to the need of more accurate analysis of its wear mechanisms, its operating parameters effects and his behavior regarding the friction so making possible to choose properly materials with lower mass loss (wear rate) and coefficient of friction. Reciprocating tests had been used to tribological studies of valve materials with surface treatment purpose. The most important test boundary conditions are the engine operating conditions. Therefore, the load, speed and temperature parameters definition is not easy since for some test equipment those variables are not independent. Besides due to tribological system complexity the variable interaction affects its results. The present research goal was divided in two groups. The first one analyzes the normal force, frequency and temperature effect on friction coefficient and wear, independently of each other. It was used a SRV-4 reciprocating tribometer with a sphere (AISI 52100 steel) against several disc materials (steel and sintered intermetallic alloys of Nb). The second one consisted in the characterization of wear mechanisms of valve/valve seat from different engines that were submitted to different test (engine dynamometer test bench and vehicle). The coefficient of friction (?) and mass loss were measured in order to define the studied systems tribological performance. Besides the both disc and sphere wear scars such as valve/valve seat were analyzed using optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with energy dispersive spectroscopy of X-ray (EDS) and Raman spectroscopy. For the tested intermetallic alloys of Nb with AISI 52100 sphere it was found the following wear mechanisms after SEM-EDS analyses: abrasion, adhesion and oxidation. In the case of the evaluated engines, several damages were observed in both intake and exhaust valves/valve seats; however, the oxidation occurred only on exhaust valves, probably due to high operating temperature.

Les infrastructures de calcul scientifique sont en constante évolution, et l’émergence de nouvelles technologies nécessite l’évolution des mécanismes d’ordonnancement qui leur sont associé. Durant la dernière décennie, l’apparition du modèle Cloud a suscité de nombreux espoirs, mais l’idée d’un déploiement et d’une gestion entièrement automatique des plates-formes de calcul est jusque la resté un voeu pieu. Les travaux entrepris dans le cadre de ce doctorat visent a concevoir un moteur de gestion de workflow qui intègre les logiques d’ordonnancement ainsi que le déploiement automatique d’une infrastructure Cloud. Plus particulièrement, nous nous intéressons aux plates-formes Clouds disposant de système de gestion de données de type DaaS (Data as a Service). L’objectif est d’automatiser l’exécution de workflows arbitrairement complexe, soumis de manière indépendante par de nombreux utilisateurs, sur une plate-forme Cloud entièrement élastique. Ces travaux proposent une infrastructure globale, et décrivent en détail les différents composants nécessaires à la réalisation de cette infrastructure :• Un mécanisme de clustering des tâches qui prend en compte les spécificités des communications via un DaaS ;• Un moteur décentralisé permettant l’exécution des workflows découpés en clusters de tâches ;• Un système permettant l’analyse des besoins et le déploiement automatique. Ces différents composants ont fait l’objet d’un simulateur qui a permis de tester leur comportement sur des workflows synthétiques ainsi que sur des workflows scientifiques réels issues du LBMC (Laboratoire de Biologie et Modélisation de la Cellule). Ils ont ensuite été implémentés dans l’intergiciel Diet. Les travaux théoriques décrivant la conception des composants, et les résultats de simulations qui les valident, ont été publié dans des workshops et conférences de portée internationale
The constant development of scientific and industrial computation infrastructures requires the concurrent development of scheduling and deployment mechanisms to manage such infrastructures. Throughout the last decade, the emergence of the Cloud paradigm raised many hopes, but achieving full platformautonomicity is still an ongoing challenge. Work undertaken during this PhD aimed at building a workflow engine that integrated the logic needed to manage workflow execution and Cloud deployment on its own. More precisely, we focus on Cloud solutions with a dedicated Data as a Service (DaaS) data management component. Our objective was to automate the execution of workflows submitted by many users on elastic Cloud resources.This contribution proposes a modular middleware infrastructure and details the implementation of the underlying modules:• A workflow clustering algorithm that optimises data locality in the context of DaaS-centeredcommunications;• A dynamic scheduler that executes clustered workflows on Cloud resources;• A deployment manager that handles the allocation and deallocation of Cloud resources accordingto the workload characteristics and users’ requirements. All these modules have been implemented in a simulator to analyse their behaviour and measure their effectiveness when running both synthetic and real scientific workflows. We also implemented these modules in the Diet middleware to give it new features and prove the versatility of this approach.Simulation running the WASABI workflow (waves analysis based inference, a framework for the reconstruction of gene regulatory networks) showed that our approach can decrease the deployment cost byup to 44% while meeting the required deadlines

Thesis (MScEng)--Stellenbosch University, 2011.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Several transverse flux and longitudinal flux linear generator topologies exist for freepiston Stirling engine applications. In this thesis the transverse flux permanent magnet linear generators are investigated together with a back-to-back converter which can deliver the electrical energy from the linear generator to the electrical network. The transverse flux permanent magnet linear generator is geometrically optimised with the aim to maximise the power-to-weight ratio while maintaining preset power and efficiency levels. An optimised 3 kW linear generator is built and the measured results correlate to the simulation results. A close-loop current control scheme is introduced to control the current of the rectifier, which is part of the back to back converter. The transverse flux permanent magnet linear generator is connected to the input of the rectifier which has the ability to force a specific current from the generator. The measured results of the rectifier correlate to the results of the simulations that were done. The current control present some complications and it is suggested that another control scheme is used. A close-loop voltage control scheme is introduced for the control of the DC bus voltage. The DC bus is connected between the rectifier and the inverter, which is the other part of the back-to-back converter. A close-loop current control scheme is introduced to control the inverter current that flows from the inverter to the electrical network. The measured results of the inverter and the DC bus correlate to the results of the simulations that were done. The results of the system, including the generator, rectifier and inverter, tested as a unit is presented and discussed.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Verskeie tranverse vloed en longitudinale vloed lineˆere generator topologie¨e bestaan vir vrysuier Stirling enjin toepassings. In hierdie tesis word ’n transverse vloed permanente magneet lineˆere generator ondersoek saam met ’n omsetter. Die omsetter dra die elektriese energie van die generator oor aan die elektriese netwerk. Die transverse vloed permanente magneet lineˆere generator word geometries geoptimeer met die doel om die drywing-tot-gewig verhouding te maksimiseer terwyl vasgestelde drywing en effektiwiteit vlakke behou word. ’n Geoptimeerde 3kW lineˆere generator prototipe is vervaardig en die gemete resultate is geverifieer met die simulasie resultate. ’n Geslote lus stroombeheer strategie word voorgestel om die stroom te beheer van die gelykrigter, wat deel is van die omsetter. Die transverse vloed permanente magneet lineˆere generator word aan die gelykrigter, wat die vermo¨e het om ’n spesifieke stroom uit die generator te forseer, se intree verbind. Die gemete resultate van die gelykrigter wat gebou is stem goed ooreen met die van die simulasies wat gedoen is. Die stroombeheer hou komplikasies in wat bespreek word. Dus word die gebruik van ’n alternatiewe stroombeheer voorgestel. ’n Geslote lus spannings beheer strategie¨e word voorgestel om die gs. busspanning te beheer. Die gs. bus is gekonnekteer tussen die gelykrigter en die wisselrigter, wat ook deel uitmaak van die omsetter. ’n Geslote lus stroom beheer word voorgestel om die stroom te beheer wat vanaf die wisselrigter na die elektriese netwerk toe vloei. Die gemete resultate van die wisselrigter en die gs. bus stem goed ooreen met die van die simulasies wat gedoen is. Die resultate van die hele stelsel, wat die generator, gelykrigter en die wisselrigter insluit, wat as ’n eenheid getoets is word weergegee en bespreek.

El modelado se ha convertido en los últimos años en una herramienta esencial en el diseño de motores de combustión interna alternativos, ya que permite reducir considerablemente el tiempo y los costes de desarrollo. Las metodologías de diseño clásicas se basan en la fabricación de prototipos y la realización de pruebas de ensayo y error. Actualmente, la mayoría de estas pruebas han sido sustituidas por cálculos numéricos, de modo que sólo las opciones de diseño más prometedoras se prueban en realidad en banco motor. Durante años, los códigos unidimensionales de dinámica de gases en el dominio del tiempo han sido suficientes para modelar tanto las prestaciones y el consumo del motor como el ruido de admisión y escape. Sin embargo, para un nivel más exigente de diseño, una representación 1D puede no ser suficiente para describir con precisión el flujo en ciertos elementos. Esto es especialmente importante en el caso de silenciadores, donde la hipótesis unidimensional sólo se puede aplicar a geometrías simples. En el caso de las uniones de conductos es la existencia de estructuras tridimensionales de flujo complejas lo que establece el límite de la aplicabilidad de una descripción simple cero-dimensional. En vista de estas limitaciones, la primera opción sería el uso de un modelo de dinámica de fluidos computacional (CFD); sin embargo, su aplicación conllevaría un tiempo de cálculo excesivo. Una posible solución de compromiso viene dada por los modelos cuasi-3D, basados en esquemas tridimensionales, pero con ciertas simplificaciones capaces de reducir significativamente el tiempo de cálculo sin afectar excesivamente a la precisión. Tales soluciones se han convertido en estándar en los códigos comerciales y se han aplicado con éxito a los silenciadores, tanto para excitaciones acústicas en el régimen lineal como en condiciones reales de motor, típicamente no lineales. Esta tesis tiene como objetivo el desarrollo de un nuevo método numérico cuasi-3D en una malla escalonada, basado en la simplificación de la ecuación de la cantidad de movimiento, para ser incluido en un código unidimensional existente. Tal método, sin embargo, no está libre de inconvenientes. En particular, se ve afectado por la aparición de oscilaciones no físicas, especialmente en gradientes de presión significativos. De la revisión bibliográfica se determina que este comportamiento es típico en esquemas de segundo orden y se puede ver acentuado por las simplificaciones adoptadas. Tras estudiar las posibles soluciones aplicables a este problema, se desarrollan tres limitadores de flujo diferentes, basados en las metodologías MDT, FCT y TVD. Una vez definido el método numérico y asegurada su estabilidad, es necesario desarrollar las condiciones de contorno adecuadas que permitan su utilización. Con este objetivo, se desarrollan las condiciones de pulso de presión de entrada y de extremo anecoico, los cuales permiten simular un banco de impulso. No hay que olvidar, sin embargo, que el objetivo final es la conexión con un código unidimensional, por lo que hay que comprobar que el método numérico cuasi-3D creado es compatible con los unidimensionales existentes, mostrando algunos resultados preliminares. Finalmente, con el método ya completamente operativo, se procede a su validación en las aplicaciones para las que ha sido diseñado principalmente, las cuales son, modelado de silenciadores y uniones de conductos. Para el caso de los silenciadores, se modelan dispositivos de complejidad creciente, pasando por geometrías de sección constante hasta sistemas con geometrías reales. Los resultados obtenidos se validan con otras herramientas tanto lineales como no lineales. En el caso de las uniones de conductos, el objetivo principal es el de establecer el potencial del nuevo método numérico frente a los tradicionales unidimensionales, por lo que los resultados de ambos se comparan con datos experiment
Engine modelling has become an essential tool in the design of internal combustion engines, allowing considerable reductions in development time and cost. Classical design methodologies are based on prototype manufacturing and trial-and-error tests, but currently, most of those tests have been replaced by numerical computations, so that only the most promising design options are actually tested on engine bench. For years, one-dimensional gas dynamics codes in the time domain have offered sufficiently good solutions for modelling both engine performance and intake and exhaust noise. However, for a more demanding level of design, a 1D representation may not be sufficient to describe accurately the flow in certain elements. This is especially important in the case of silencers. In the case of duct junctions, the existence of complex 3D flow structures is what sets the applicability limit for a simple zero-dimensional description. In view of these limitations, the first option would typically be the use of a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model; however, the application of such a model to a complete intake or exhaust system entails an excessive computational time. A possible compromise solution is given by quasi-3D models, based on three-dimensional schemes, but with certain simplifications able to significantly reduce the calculation time without excessively affecting the accuracy. Such solutions have become standard in commercial codes and have been successfully applied to silencers with perforated tubes and absorbing material, both in the linear acoustic regime and in real engine conditions, typically non-linear. The objective of this thesis is the development a new quasi-3D numerical method in a staggered-grid, based on the simplification of the momentum equation, to be included in an existing one-dimensional code. Such method however, is not hassle free. In particular, it is affected by the appearance of non-physical oscillations, specially near significant pressure gradients. From the literature review it is determined that this behaviour is typical among second-order schemes and it can be aggravated by the simplifications adopted. After researching the possible solutions to face this problem, three different flux limiters are developed, based on the MDT, FCT and TVD methodologies. In the case of the two latter methods, its effectiveness is well established for finite differences schemes, thus defining a clear improving line for quasi-3D models. Once the numerical method is defined and its stability assured, proper boundary conditions that allow its use must be developed. With this objective, a pressure pulse inlet and an anechoic termination boundary condition are developed, which allow the simulation of an impulse test rig. It should not be forgotten, however, that the ultimate objective is the connection with a one-dimensional code, therefore the compatibility of the quasi-3D numerical method created with the existing one-dimensional methods has to be tested, showing some preliminary results. Eventually, with a fully operative method, the validation process for the applications which it has been mainly developed for, takes place, namely, mufflers and duct junctions modelling. In the case of mufflers, increasingly complex devices are modelled, from constant section geometries to real geometry systems. The results obtained are validated with both linear and non-linear tools. In the case of duct junctions, the main objective is to establish the potential of the new numerical method against the traditional one-dimensional schemes, consequently, results from both approaches are compared to experimental measures, obtaining promising results.
El modelatge s'ha convertit en els últims anys en una eina essencial en el disseny de motors de combustió interna alternatius, ja que permet reduir considerablement el temps i els costos de desenvolupament. Les metodologies de disseny clàssiques es basen en la fabricació de prototips i la realització de proves d'assaig i error. Actualment, la majoria d'aquestes proves han sigut substituïdes per càlculs numèrics, de manera que només les opcions de disseny més prometedores es proven en realitat en banc motor. Durant anys, els codis unidimensionals de dinàmica de gasos en el domini del temps han sigut suficients per a modelar tant les prestacions i el consum del motor com el soroll d'admissió i escapament. No obstant això, per a un nivell més exigent de disseny, una representació 1D pot no ser prou per a descriure amb precisió el flux en certs elements. Açò és especialment important en el cas de silenciadors, on la hipòtesi unidimensional només es pot aplicar a geometries simples. En el cas de les unions de conductes és l'existència d'estructures tridimensionals de flux complexes el que establix el límit de l'aplicabilitat d'una descripció simple zero-dimensional. En vista d'estes limitacions, la primera opció seria típicament l'ús d'un model de dinàmica de fluids computacional (CFD); no obstant això, l'aplicació comporta un temps de càlcul excessiu. Una possible solució de compromís ve donada pels models quasi-3D, basats en esquemes tridimensionals, però amb certes simplificacions capaços de reduir significativament el temps de càlcul sense afectar excessivament la precisió. Tals solucions s'han convertit en estàndard en codis comercials i s'han aplicat amb èxit als silenciadors, tant per a excitacions acústiques en el règim lineal com en condicions reals de motor, típicament no lineals. Aquesta tesi té com a objectiu el desenvolupament d'un nou mètode numèric quasi-3D en una malla escalonada, basat en la simplificació de l'equació de la quantitat de moviment, per a ser inclòs en un codi unidimensional existent. Tal mètode, però, no està lliure d'inconvenients. En particular, es veu afectat per l'aparició d'oscil·lacions no físiques, especialment en gradients de pressió significatius. De la revisió bibliogràfica es determina que aquest comportament és típic en esquemes de segon ordre i es pot veure accentuat per les simplificacions adoptades. Després d'estudiar les possibles solucions aplicables a aquest problema, es desenvolupen tres limitadors de flux diferents, basats en les metodologies MDT, FCT i TVD. En el cas dels dos últims mètodes, la seua efectivitat està ben establida per als esquemes de diferències finites, la qual cosa definix una clara via de millora per als models quasi-3D. Una vegada definit el mètode numèric i assegurada la seua estabilitat, és necessari desenvolupar les condicions de contorn adequades que permeten la seua utilització. Amb aquest objectiu, es desenvolupen les condicions de pols de pressió d'entrada i d'extrem anecoic, els quals permeten simular un banc d'impuls. No cal oblidar que l'objectiu final és la connexió amb un codi unidimensional, per la qual cosa cal comprovar que el mètode numèric cuasi-3D creat és compatible amb els unidimensionals existents, mostrant alguns resultats preliminars. Finalment, es procedix a la seua validació en les aplicacions per a les que ha sigut dissenyat principalment, les quals són, modelatge de silenciadors i unions de conductes. Per al cas dels silenciadors, es modelen dispositius de complexitat creixent, passant per geometries de secció constant fins a sistemes amb geometries reals. Els resultats obtinguts es validen amb altres eines tant lineals com no lineals. En el cas de les unions de conductes, l'objectiu principal és el d'establir el potencial del nou mètode numèric front als unidimensionals tradicionals, per la qual cosa els resultats d'ambdós es comparen amb dades experim
Hernández Marco, M. (2018). A non-linear quasi-3D model for air management modelling in engines [Tesis doctoral no publicada]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/103683
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La combustion cryogénique dans les moteurs de fusée dits à propulsion liquide utilise généralement un couple d'ergols, le plus couramment composé d'hydrogène/oxygène (H2/O2). Privilégiée pour le fort pouvoir calorifique du dihydrogène, cette combustion à haute pression, induit des températures de fonctionnement très élevées et nécessite l'intégration d'un système de refroidissement. La prédiction des flux thermiques aux parois est donc un élément essentiel de la conception d'une chambre de combustion de moteur fusée. Ces flux sont le résultat d'écoulements fortement turbulents, compressibles, avec une cinétique chimique violente induisant de forts gradients d'espèces et de température. La simulation de ces phénomènes nécessite des approches spécifiques telles que la Simulation aux Grandes Echelles (SGE) qui réalise un très bon compromis entre précision et coût de calcul. Cette thèse a ainsi pour objectif la simulation par SGE des transferts de chaleur aux parois dans les chambres de combustion de moteurs fusée opérant en régime sous-critique. Le régime sous-critique implique un état liquide pour un des ergols, dont il faut traiter l'injection et l'atomisation. Dans un premier temps ce travail s'intéresse à plusieurs éléments de modélisation nécessaire pour réaliser les simulations visées. Le comportement des flammes H2/O2 est décrit par un schéma cinétique réduit et validé sur des configurations académiques. La prédictivité de ce schéma est évaluée sur une large gamme de fonctionnement dans des conditions représentatives des moteurs fusée. La simulation de l'injection de l'oxygène liquide (LOx) est un autre point critique qui nécessite de décrire l'atomisation et la phase dispersée ainsi que son couplage avec la phase gazeuse. La déstabilisation et l'atomisation primaire du jet liquide, trop complexe à simuler en SGE 3D, sont omises ici pour injecter directement un spray paramétré grâce à des corrélations empiriques. Enfin, la prédiction des flux thermiques utilise un modèle de loi de paroi spécifiquement dédiée aux écoulements à fort gradient de température. Cette loi de paroi est validée sur des configurations de canaux turbulents par comparaison avec des simulations avec résolution directe de la couche limite. La méthodologie basée sur les modèles développés est ensuite employée pour la simulation d'une chambre de combustion représentative du fonctionnement des moteurs cryogéniques. Il s'agit de la configuration CONFORTH testée sur le banc MASCOTTE (ONERA) et pour laquelle des mesures de température de paroi et de flux thermiques sont disponibles. Les résultats des SGE montrent un bon accord avec l'expérience et démontrent la capacité de la SGE à prédire les flux thermiques dans une chambre de combustion de moteur fusée. Enfin, dans un dernier chapitre ce travail s'intéresse à une méthode d'augmentation des transferts thermiques via une expérience de JAXA utilisant des parois rainurées dans la direction axiale. Par comparaison avec une chambre à parois lisses, les résultats démontrent la bonne prédiction par la SGE de l'augmentation du flux de chaleur grâce aux rainures et confirment la validité de la méthode développée pour des géométries de paroi complexes
Combustion in cryogenic engines is a complex phenomenon, involving either liquid or supercritical fluids at high pressure, strong and fast oxidation chemistry, and high turbulence intensity. Due to extreme operating conditions, a particularly critical issue in rocket engine is wall heat transfer which requires efficient cooling of the combustor walls. The concern goes beyond material resistance: heat fluxes extracted through the chamber walls may be reused to reduce ergol mass or increase the power of the engine. In expander-type engine cycle, this is even more important since the heat extracted by the cooling system is used to drive the turbo-pumps that feed the chamber in fuel and oxidizer. The design of rocket combustors requires therefore an accurate prediction of wall heat flux. To understand and control the physics at play in such combustor, the Large Eddy Simulation (LES) approach is an efficient and reliable numerical tool. In this thesis work, the objective is to predict wall fluxes in a subcritical rocket engine configuration by means of LES. In such condition, ergols may be in their liquid state and it is necessary to model liquid jet atomization, dispersion and evaporation.The physics that have to be treated in such engine are: highly turbulent reactive flow, liquid jet atomization, fast and strong kinetic chemistry and finally important wall heat fluxes. This work first focuses on several modeling aspects that are needed to perform the target simulations. H2/O2 flames are driven by a very fast chemistry, modeled with a reduced mechanism validated on academic configurations for a large range of operating conditions in laminar pre- mixed and non-premixed flames. To form the spray issued from the atomization of liquid oxygen (LOx) an injection model is proposed based on empirical correlations. Finally, a wall law is employed to recover the wall fluxes without resolving directly the boundary layer. It has been specifically developed for important temperature gradients at the wall and validated on turbulent channel configurations by comparison with wall resolved LES. The above models are then applied first to the simulation of the CONFORTH sub-scale thrust chamber. This configuration studied on the MASCOTTE test facility (ONERA) has been measured in terms of wall temperature and heat flux. The LES shows a good agreement compared to experiment, which demonstrates the capability of LES to predict heat fluxes in rocket combustion chambers. Finally, the JAXA experiment conducted at JAXA/Kakuda space center to observe heat transfer enhancement brought by longitudinal ribs along the chamber inner walls is also simulated with the same methodology. Temperature and wall fluxes measured with smooth walls and ribbed walls are well recovered by LES. This confirms that the LES methodology proposed in this work is able to handle wall fluxes in complex geometries for rocket operating conditions

Et une quantification de la distorsion due à l’effet potentiel des OGVs et de celle due à l’asymétrie de l’entrée d’air sont proposées. Les effets de la distorsion sur l’aérodynamique sont mis en évidence avec notamment une modification importante des sillages des pales de la soufflante, des chocs et de la charge instationnaire exercée sur les différentes pales et aubes. Des prévisions Les objectifs en termes de réduction de la consommation et du bruit émis par les moteurs d’avions ont progressivement mené aux architectures à très grand taux de dilution (UHBR). Leur géométrie est caractérisée par une entrée d’air courte et par une réduction de l’espace entre la soufflante et les aubes du redresseur du flux secondaire (OGVs), entraînant alors une augmentation de l’inhomogénéité azimutale de l’écoulement au niveau de la soufflante. Cette inhomogénéité, appelée distorsion, pourrait impacter le bruit tonal généré par le module de la soufflante. Ce bruit est généralement supposé être dominé par le mécanisme d’interaction des sillages des pales de la soufflante avec les OGVs. En régime transsonique, le bruit de choc et le bruit de charge stationnaire deviennent également prépondérants. L’augmentation de la distorsion pourrait être à l’origine de nouvelles sources de bruit en interagissant avec les pales de la soufflante et l’objectif de cette thèse est d’évaluer leur contribution. Les effets de la distorsion sur les mécanismes de bruit déjà existants sont également analysés. Cette étude est réalisée à l’aide de simulations numériques des équations instationnaires de Navier-Stokes moyennées (URANS). Un module complet de fan est considéré sur 360 degrés et se compose d’un conduit d’entrée d’air, de la soufflante et des redresseurs des flux primaire et secondaire (IGVs/OGVs). Le redresseur du flux secondaire est typique des moteurs actuels avec un pylône intégré et deux entrées d’air différentes sont étudiées de manière à isoler les effets de la distorsion d’entrée d’air. La première est axisymétrique et ne produit donc pas de distorsion alors que la deuxième ne l’est pas et produit un niveau de distorsion typique de ceux attendus dans les moteurs UHBR. Une description acoustiques basées sur les approches directe et hybride sont réalisées et soulignent la contribution importante des sources localisées sur les pales de la soufflante sur le bruit amont. Le bruit aval reste dominé par les sources sur les OGVs mais est tout de même impacté par la distorsion d’entrée d’air via la modification des sillages
Fuel consumption and noise reduction trigger the evolution of aircraft engines towards Ultra High Bypass Ratio (UHBR) architectures. Their short air inlet design and the reduction of their interstage length lead to an increased circumferential inhomogeneity of the flow close to the fan. This inhomogeneity, called distortion, may have an impact on the tonal noise radiated from the fan module. Usually, such a noise source is supposed to be dominated by the interaction of fan-blade wakes with Outlet Guide Vanes (OGVs). At transonic tip speeds, the noise generated by the shocks and the steady loading on the blades also appears to be significant. The increased distortion may be responsible for new acoustic sources while interacting with the fan blades and the present work aims at evaluating their contribution. The effects of distortion on the other noise mechanisms are also investigated. The work is based on full-annulus simulations of the Unsteady Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (URANS) equations. A whole fan module including the inlet duct, the fan and the Inlet and Outlet Guide Vanes (IGVs/OGVs) is studied. The OGV row is typical of current engine architecture with an integrated pylon and two different air inlet ducts are compared in order to isolate the effects of inlet distortion. The first one is axisymmetric and does not produce any distortion while the other one is asymmetric and produces a level of distortion typical of the ones expected in UHBR engines. A description and a quantification of the distortion that is caused by both the potential effect of the OGVs and the inlet asymmetry are proposed. The effects of the distortion on aerodynamics are highlighted with significant modifications of the fanblade wakes, the shocks and the unsteady loading on the blades and on the vanes. Both direct and hybrid acoustic predictions are provided and highlight the contribution of the fan-blade sources to the upstream noise. The downstream noise is still dominated by the OGV sources but it is shown to be significantly impacted by the inlet distortion via the modification of the impinging wakes

The purpose of this study was to analyze the dropwise condensation on a cylindrical surface including the sweeping effect theoretically. For this purpose, first the problem of the equilibrium shape and departure size of drops on the outer surface of a cylinder was formulated. The equations of the surface of the drop were obtained by minimizing (for a given volume) the total energy of the drop which consists of surface and gravitational energy by using the techniques of variational calculus. The departure size of the droplets on a surface at varies angle of inclinations were also determined experimentally. Drop departure size is observed to decrease up to as the surface inclination was decreased up to 90 degree and then it increased up to 180 degree. Mean base heat flux, drop departure rate, sweeping frequency, fraction of covered area, sweeping period, local heat flux and average heat flux for the dropwise condensation on a cylindrical surface including the sweeping effect is formulated and the resulting integral equation was solved by using the finite difference techniques. The results show that drop departure rate and sweeping frequency was strongly affected by the angular position and reached asymptotic value at large angular positions. Comparing the results of the average heat flux values at different diameters show that at larger diameters the average heat flux becomes larger. This is due to the increased sweeping effect at larger diameters.

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This work presents a study on the application of an ADALINE neural network acting as a notch filter applied to the estimation of the stator flux, in order to obtain the resulting electromagnetic torque of three-phase induction motors (MIT). The estimation of the stator flux was performed by means of the voltage model of the induction machine, in which a integrator is directly applied over the stator counter electromotive force. The ADALINE neural network adaptive filter is employed in this research with the purpose of eliminating existing CC levels, which are present due to the problem of the initial values of the integrator and in the voltage and current measurements. Simulated and experimental results are presented to validate the proposed strategy. The algorithm used in the ADALINE adaptive neural filter simulations was created on the MATLABTM language, and the algorithm used for both the simulations and the laboratory experiments to estimate the flux and the torque was created in the C/C++ language. The hardware used to confirm the effectiveness of the proposed method is based on the Texas Instruments DSP TMS320F28335 platform, along with and induction motor manufactured by WEG, model W21 High Efficiency
Apresenta-se neste trabalho um estudo do emprego de rede neural ADALINE funcionando como notch filter , aplicada na estimação do fluxo estatórico para consequente obtenção do conjugado eletromagnético de Motores de Indução Trifásicos (MIT). A estimação do fluxo do estator foi feita por meio do modelo de tensão da máquina de indução, em que é aplicado um integrador diretamente sobre a força contra eletromotriz do estator. O filtro neural adaptativo ADALINE é empregado nesta pesquisa com o objetivo de eliminar os níveis de cc presentes devido ao problema de valores iniciais do integrador nas medições de tensão e corrente. São apresentados resultados simulados e experimentais para validação da estratégia proposta. O algoritmo utilizado nas simulações do filtro neural adaptativo ADALINE foi elaborado na linguagem computacional MATLABTM, e o algoritmo utilizado tanto nas simulações, como nas experiências em laborátorio para estimação do fluxo e do conjugado foram elaboradas na linguagem computacional C/C++. O hardware utilizado para comprovar a eficácia do método proposto neste trabalho tem como base a plataforma DSP TMS320F28335 da Texas Instruments , juntamente com o um motor de indução fabricado pela WEG modelo W21 Alto Rendimento.

For performance optimisation of modern liquid cryogenic bipropellant rocket combustion chambers, one component which plays an important role in reducing the wall side heat flux, is the behaviour of the cooling film. At the Institute of Space Propulsion of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Lampoldshausen, hot test runs have been performed using the experimental combustion chamber BKM, to investigate the wall side heat flux which is -- among other factors -- dependent on cooling film properties. To gain more insight into the film behaviour under real rocket-like conditions, optical diagnostics have been applied. The chosen methods were shadowgraphy and OH* imaging producing optical data sets which are analysed in this study. In this context, a description of the necessary background information is given, concerning rocket combustion chambers, film cooling and optical diagnostics of O2/H2 combustion. The applied methodology for optical analysis is described, followed by a presentation of the results. During the test campaign, it became clear that the optical setup was not optimised for creating meaningful shadowgraphy recordings which is why the shadowgraphy data has to be treated as flame emission imaging. The behaviour of the gas layer adjacent to the chamber wall could be characterised based on qualitative (luminosity, LOx shadow, reflection, recirculation zone and flame shape) and quantitative (layer thickness, layer length, pressure conditions) analysis. The thickness could be identified for each load step and an average length of the layer was found as well. OH* imaging has been used supplementary to support the observations from the flame emission images. An in depth frame by frame analysis was not possible due to time constraints. However, the time averaged images yielded results in accordance to the flame emission and could give a relative figure for the temperature distribution in the combustion volume. An artefact in the data was found, stemming presumably from the image intensifier. This artefact needs to be researched for a future error reduction in the data of this and other campaigns. Additionally, the thickness of the layer suggested a correlation to the models for film cooling efficiency. Such a correlation could not be established. Nevertheless, the film cooling models show the same behaviour as the data obtained from the flame emission imaging. Finally, suggestions are given how the data analysis and the optical setup could be improved for future, similar campaigns.

[EN] The potential of diesel engines in terms of robustness, efficiency and energy density has made them widely used as power generators and propulsion systems. Specifically, fuel atomization, vaporization and air-fuel mixing, have a fundamental effect on the combustion process, and consequently, a direct impact on pollutant formation, fuel consumption and noise emission. Since the combustion chamber has a limited space respect to the spray penetration, wall impingement is considered to be a common event in direct injection diesel engines, having a relevant influence in the spray evolution and its interaction with both surrounding air and solid walls. This makes of spray-wall interaction an important factor for the combustion process that is still hardly understood. At cold-start conditions, the low in-chamber pressures and temperatures promote the deposition of fuel in the piston wall, which leads to a boost in the formation of unburned hydrocarbons. Additionally, modern design trends such as the increment of rail pressures in injection systems and the progressive reduction of the engine displacement, favor the emergence of spray collision onto the walls. In spite of the evident relevance of the comprehension of this phenomenon and the efforts of engine researchers to reach it, the transient nature of injection process, its small time scales and the complexity of the physical phenomena that take place in the vicinity of the wall, make challenging the direct observation of this spray-wall interaction. Even though computational tools have proven to be priceless in this field of study, the need for reliable experimental data for the development of those predictive models is present. This thesis is aimed to shed light on the fundamental characteristics of spray-wall interaction (SWI) at diesel-like chamber conditions. A flat wall was set at different impingement distances and angles respect to the spray. In this way, two different kinds of experimental investigations on colliding sprays were carried out: A transparent quartz wall was employed into the chamber to, in isolation, analyze the macroscopic characteristics of the spray at both evaporative inert and reactive conditions, which have been observed laterally and through the wall, thanks to the use of a high-pressure and high-temperature vessel with optical accesses. This same test rig was used in the second kind of experiments, where instead of the quartz plate, a stainless steel wall was used to capture the effect of the operating conditions on the heat flux between the wall and the spray during the injection-combustion events and to determine how spray and flame evolution are affected by realistic heat transfer situations. This wall was instrumented to control its initial in-chamber surface temperature and to measure its variation with time by using high-speed thermocouples. Tests at free-jet conditions were also performed in order to provide a solid comparative base for those experiments.
[ES] El potencial de los motores diesel en términos de robustez, eficiencia y la densidad de energía los ha hecho ser ampliamente usados como generadores de energía y sistemas propulsivos. Específicamente, la atomización de combustible, vaporización y mezcla de aire y combustible tienen un efecto fundamental en el proceso de combustión y, en consecuencia, un impacto directo en la formación de emisiones contaminantes, consumo de combustible y generación de ruido. Dado que la cámara de combustión tiene un espacio limitado con respecto la capacidad de penetración del chorro, el impacto de la pared se considera bastante común en motores de inyección directa diésel, que tienen una influencia relevante en la evolución del chorro y su interacción con el aire circundante y las paredes sólidas. Esto hace de interacción chorro-pared, un factor importante para el proceso de combustión que aún es dificilmente comprendido. En condiciones de arranque en frío, las bajas presiones y temperaturas en la cámara promueven la deposición de combustible en la pared del pistón, lo que conduce a un aumento en los niveles de formación de hidrocarburos no quemados. Además, las tendencias modernas de diseño como el incremento de las presiones de rail en los sistemas de inyección y la progresiva reducción en la cilindrada de los motores, favorecen la aparición de colisiones entre chorro y pared. A pesar de la evidente importancia en la comprensión de este fenómeno y los esfuerzos de los investigadores para alcanzarla, la transitoria naturaleza del proceso de inyección, sus pequeñas escalas de temporales y la complejidad de los fenómenos físicos que tienen lugar en las proximidades de la pared, hacen que la observación directa de esta interacción chorro-pared sea un desafío. Aunque las herramientas computacionales han demostrado ser invaluables en este campo de estudio, la necesidad de datos experimentales confiables para el desarrollo de esos modelos predictivos está muy presente. Esta tesis tiene como objetivo arrojar luz sobre las características fundamentales de la interacción chorro-pared (SWI por sus siglas en inglés) en condiciones de cámara similares a las de un motor diesel. Se colocó una pared plana a diferentes distancias de impacto y ángulos con respecto al jet. De esta manera, dos tipos diferentes de investigaciones experimentales sobre chorros en colisión se llevaron a cabo: se empleó una pared de cuarzo transparente en la cámara para, de forma aislada, analizar las características macroscópicas del chorro en condiciones evaporativas inertes y reactivas, que pueden observarse lateralmente y a través de la pared, gracias al uso de una instalación de alta presión y alta temperatura ópticamente accesible. Esta misma instalación se utilizó en el segundo tipo de experimentos en los que se introdujo una pared de acero inoxidable para capturar adicionalmente el efecto de las condiciones de operación en el flujo de calor entre ésta y el chorro durante los eventos de inyección y combustión y para determinar cómo la evolución del chorro y la llama son afectadas por una situación realista de transferencia de calor. Esta pared fue instrumentada para controlar la temperatura inicial de su superficie expuesta a la cámara y medir su variación con el tiempo, utilizando termopares de alta velocidad. Ensayos en condiciones de chorro libre también se realizaron para proporcionar una base comparativa sólida para esos experimentos.
[CA] El potencial dels motors dièsel en termes de robustesa, eficiència i la densitat d'energia els ha fet ser àmpliament usats com a generadors d'energia i sistemes propulsius. Específicament, l'atomització de combustible, vaporització i barreja d'aire i combustible tenen un efecte fonamental en el procés de combustió i, en conseqüència, un impacte directe en la formació d'emissions contaminants, consum de combustible i generació de soroll. Atès que la cambra de combustió té un espai limitat pel que fa la capacitat de penetració de l'raig, l'impacte de la paret es considera bastant comú en motors d'injecció directa dièsel, que tenen una influència rellevant en l'evolució del doll i la seva interacció amb el aire circumdant i les parets sòlides. Això fa d'interacció doll-paret, un factor important per al procés de combustió que encara és difícilment comprès. En condicions d'arrencada en fred, les baixes pressions i temperatures a la cambra promouen la deposició de combustible a la paret del pistó, el que condueix a un augment en els nivells de formació d'hidrocarburs no cremats. A més, les tendències modernes de disseny com l'increment de les pressions de rail en els sistemes d'injecció i la progressiva reducció en la cilindrada dels motors, afavoreixen l'aparició de col·lisions entre el doll i la paret. Tot i l'evident importància en la comprensió d'aquest fenomen i els esforços dels investigadors per aconseguir-la, la transitòria naturalesa de l'procés d'injecció, les seves petites escales de temporals i la complexitat dels fenòmens físics que tenen lloc en les proximitats de la paret , fan que l'observació directa d'aquesta interacció doll-paret siga un desafiament. Tot i que les eines computacionals han demostrat ser invaluables en aquest camp d'estudi, la necessitat de dades experimentals fiables per al desenvolupament d'aquests models predictius està molt present. Aquesta tesi té com a objectiu donar llum sobre les característiques fonamentals de la interacció doll-paret (SWI per les seues sigles en anglès) en condicions de cambra similars a les d'un motor dièsel. Es va col·locar una paret plana a diferents distàncies d'impacte i angles pel que fa al jet. D'aquesta manera, dos tipus diferents d'investigacions experimentals sobre dolls en col·lisió es van dur a terme: es va emprar una paret de quars transparent a la cambra per, de forma aïllada, analitzar les característiques macroscòpiques del doll en condicions evaporació inerts i reactives, que poden observar lateralment i a través de la paret, gràcies a l'ús d'una instal·lació d'alta pressió i alta temperatura òpticament accessible. Aquesta mateixa instal·lació es va utilitzar en el segon tipus d'experiments en els quals es va introduir una paret d'acer inoxidable per capturar addicionalment l'efecte de les condicions d'operació en el flux de calor entre aquesta i el dull durant els esdeveniments d'injecció i combustió i per determinar com l'evolució del doll i la flama són afectades per una situació realista de transferència de calor. Aquesta paret va ser instrumentada per controlar la temperatura inicial de la seua superfície exposada a la càmera i mesurar la seua variació amb el temps, utilitzant termoparells d'alta velocitat. Assajos en condicions de doll lliure també es van realitzar per proporcionar una base comparativa sòlida per a aquests experiments.
Peraza Ávila, JE. (2020). Experimental study of the diesel spray behavior during the jet-wall interaction at high pressure and high temperature conditions [Tesis doctoral no publicada]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/149389
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A travers le monde, les zones côtières abritent une grande diversité d’ingénieurs de l’écosystème accomplissant des fonctions clés comme le recyclage de la matière organique et des nutriments. Les habitats résultants de l’activité biologique de ces espèces sont exposés à de nombreuses perturbations comme la surpêche, le piétinement ou via l’aménagement des côtes. Dans ce contexte, il est urgent de comprendre le fonctionnement de ces habitats ingénieurés et comment ils sont affectés par des perturbations croissantes. Pendant ma thèse, j’ai utilisé l’habitat récifal construit par le polychète grégaire tubicole Sabellaria alveolata comme cas d’étude. Tout d’abord, les changements environnementaux et biotiques associés à la mise en place d’un récif à S. alveolata et à sa perturbation croissante ont été évalué, se concentrant sur les paramètres du sédiment (e.g. granulométrie, contenu en matière organique) ainsi que la diversité taxonomique et les assemblages d’espèces. De manière similaire, le troisième article se penche sur le fonctionnement trophique de la communauté récifale et d’une communauté contrôle afin de comprendre les effets de la mise en place de l’espèce ingénieur sur les transferts de carbone, s’intéressant successivement à l’ensemble de la communauté des consommateurs, aux consommateurs primaires et à l’importance des sources de nourriture autochtones (microphytobenthos et Ulva sp.) vs allochtone (phytoplancton). Dans cette partie, j’ai utilisé les isotopes stables du carbone et de l’azote ainsi que différentes approches analytiques telles que des mesures de la niche isotopique et des modèles de mélange. L’article 2 a pour but de comprendre les interactions entre complexité de l’habitat récifal, hétérogénéité des sources de nourriture autochtones et échelles spatiales dans l’explication des variations du rapport isotopique du carbone de S. alveolata et d’un suspensivore associée. Dans les deux derniers chapitres, j’ai traité la question du fonctionnement de l’habitat ingénieuré de manière directe, en utilisant des incubations de carottes benthiques pour mesurer des flux biogéochimiques (e.g. demande en oxygène), ou indirecte, en utilisant des indices de diversité fonctionnelle et isotopique intégratifs. Cette dernière partie révèle l’existence d’un optimum de densité de S. alveolata, utilisée comme proxy des perturbations, où la niche trophique et le fonctionnement biogéochimique du récif sont tous les deux maximaux
Coastal zones worldwide are home to a large diversity of ecosystem engineers that perform key functions such as the recycling of organic matter and nutrients. The habitats resulting from the biological activity of these species are exposed to numerous disturbances such as over harvesting and trampling or via coastal modification. In this context, it is becoming key to understand the functioning of these engineered habitats and how they are affected by increasing disturbances. During my PhD, I used the reef habitat built by the gregarious tubiculous polychaete Sabellaria alveolata as a study case. First, the environmental and biotic changes associated with the establishment of a S. alveolata reef and its increasing disturbance were assessed, focusing on sediment characteristics (e.g. grain-size distribution, organic matter content) along with taxonomic diversity and species assemblage. In the same vain, the third article looks into the trophic functioning of the reef community and a control community to understand the effects of the establishment of the engineer species on carbon transfers, successively looking at the whole consumer community, the primary consumers and the importance of autochthonous (microphytobenthos and Ulva sp.) vs allochthone (phytoplankton) food sources. In this part, I used carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes and different analytical approaches such as isotopic niche metrics and mixing models. Article 2 aims towards understanding the interactions between reef habitat complexity, autochthonous food source heterogeneity and spatial scales in explaining the carbon isotopic ratio variations of S. alveolata and an associated suspension-feeder. In the last two chapters, I address the functioning of the engineered habitat either directly, using benthic core incubations to measure biogeochemical fluxes (e.g. oxygen demand) or indirectly, through the use of integrative functional and isotopic diversity indices. This last part reveals the existence of an optimum value of S. alveolata density, used as a disturbance proxy, where the trophic niche and the biogeochemical functioning of the reef are both maximal

This master thesis project was performed in collaboration with Scania CV AB, Engine Materials group. The purpose with the project was to investigate different ceramic TBC (Thermal Barrier Coating) thermal insulation properties inside the combustion chamber. Experimental testing was performed with a Single-Cylinder engine with TBC deposited on selected components. A dummy-valve was developed and manufactured specifically for this test in order to enable a water cooling system and to ease the testing procedure. The dummy-valve consists of a headlock, socket, valve poppet and valve shaft. Additionally, a copper ring is mounted between the cylinder head and the valve poppet to seal the system from combustion gases. Thermocouples attached to the modified valve poppet and valve shaft measured the temperature during engine test to calculate the heat flux. The TBCs consisted of three different materials: 7-8% yttrium-stabilized zirconia (8YSZ), gadolinium zirconia and lanthanum zirconia. The 8YSZ TBC was tested as standard, but also with microstructural modifications. Modifications such as pre-induced segmented cracks, nanostructured zones and sealed porosity were used. The results indicated that the heat flux of 8YSZ-standard, 8YSZ-nano and 8YSZ-segmented cracks was in level with the steel reference. In the case of 8YSZ-sealed porosity the heat flux was measured higher than the steel reference. Since 8YSZ-standard and 8YSZ-sealed porosity are deposited with the same powder it is believed that the high heat flux is caused by radiative heat transfer. The remaining samples have had some microstructural changes during engine testing. 8YSZ-nano had undergone sintering and its nanostructured zones became fewer and almost gone after engine testing leading to less heat barrier in the top coat of the TBC. However, for 8YSZ-segmented cracks and gadolinium zirconia lower heat flux was measured due to the appearance of horizontal cracks. These cracks are believed to act as internal barriers as they are orientated perpendicular to the heat flow. During long-time (5 hour) engine tests the 8YSZ-standard exhibited the same phenomena: a decrease in heat flux due to propagation of horizontal cracks. One-dimensional heat flux was not achieved and the main reason for that was caused by heating and cooling of the shafts outer surface. However, the dummy-valve system has proven to be a quick, easy and stable to perform tests with a Single-Cylinder engine. Both water-cooling and long-time engine tests were conducted with minor issues. The dummy-valve has been further developed for future tests. Changes to the valve shaft are the most remarkable: smaller diameter to reduce heat transfer and smaller pockets to ensure better thermocouple positioning. Another issue was gas leakage from the combustion chamber through the copper ring and valve poppet joint. The copper ring will be designed with a 1 mm thick track to improve sealing, hence better attachment to the valve poppet.

Le thème principal de cette thèse est d’étudier la détection d’anomalies dans des flux de données de grande dimension avec une application spécifique au Health Monitoring des moteurs d’avion. Dans ce travail, on considère que le problème de la détection d’anomalies est un problème d’apprentissage non supervisée. Les données modernes, notamment celles issues de la surveillance des systèmes industriels sont souvent des flux d’observations de grande dimension, puisque plusieurs mesures sont prises à de hautes fréquences et à un horizon de temps qui peut être infini. De plus, les données peuvent contenir des anomalies (pannes) du système surveillé. La plupart des algorithmes existants ne peuvent pas traiter des données qui ont ces caractéristiques. Nous introduisons d’abord un algorithme de clustering probabiliste offline dans des sous-espaces pour des données de grande dimension qui repose sur l’algorithme d’espérance-maximisation (EM) et qui est, en plus, robuste aux anomalies grâce à la technique du trimming. Ensuite, nous nous intéressons à la question du clustering probabiliste online de flux de données de grande dimension en développant l’inférence online du modèle de mélange d’analyse en composantes principales probabiliste. Pour les deux méthodes proposées, nous montrons leur efficacité sur des données simulées et réelles, issues par exemple des moteurs d’avion. Enfin, nous développons une application intégrée pour le Health Monitoring des moteurs d’avion dans le but de détecter des anomalies de façon dynamique. Le système proposé introduit des techniques originales de détection et de visualisation d’anomalies reposant sur les cartes auto-organisatrices. Des résultats de détection sont présentés et la question de l’identification des anomalies est aussi discutée
The subject of this Thesis is to study anomaly detection in high-dimensional data streams with a specific application to aircraft engine Health Monitoring. In this work, we consider the problem of anomaly detection as an unsupervised learning problem. Modern data, especially those is-sued from industrial systems, are often streams of high-dimensional data samples, since multiple measurements can be taken at a high frequency and at a possibly infinite time horizon. More-over, data can contain anomalies (malfunctions, failures) of the system being monitored. Most existing unsupervised learning methods cannot handle data which possess these features. We first introduce an offline subspace clustering algorithm for high-dimensional data based on the expectation-maximization (EM) algorithm, which is also robust to anomalies through the use of the trimming technique. We then address the problem of online clustering of high-dimensional data streams by developing an online inference algorithm for the popular mixture of probabilistic principal component analyzers (MPPCA) model. We show the efficiency of both methods on synthetic and real datasets, including aircraft engine data with anomalies. Finally, we develop a comprehensive application for the aircraft engine Health Monitoring domain, which aims at detecting anomalies in aircraft engine data in a dynamic manner and introduces novel anomaly detection visualization techniques based on Self-Organizing Maps. Detection results are presented and anomaly identification is also discussed

Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais
This work investigates the operation of three phase induction motors in field weakening and high speed regions. Maximum torque per ampère is imposed by using an indirect vector control strategy. Mathematical models that accounts for magnetic saturation is used for simulations and adjustment of controllers used in control algorithm. The driving structure is characterized by the use of VSI static converter with sinusoidal PWM switching strategy and a vector control technique based on orthogonal components. Investigations resulted in the development of a digital simulation using discrete models that turned out generic and reliable, and an experimental system using a low cost fixed point DSP platform. Simulated and experimental results are included and shown the robustness and efficiency of the proposed control system under different operating conditions.
O presente trabalho tem como objetivo estudar a operação de motores de indução trifásicos em regime de enfraquecimento de campo e altas velocidades, com maximização do conjugado por ampère, através de um sistema de acionamento vetorial. Para tanto, foi utilizado uma modelagem matemática completa, por fase, que emprega o conceito de função harmônica magnética e considera as componentes, fundamental e de terceiro harmônico do fluxo de entreferro. A estrutura de acionamento caracteriza-se pela utilização de um inversor de tensão PWM senoidal e da técnica de controle vetorial, esta baseada em componentes ortogonais. A evolução do trabalho resultou no desenvolvimento de uma plataforma de simulação computacional baseada em modelos discretos que é bastante genérica e confiável, e um sistema experimental utilizando um processador digital de sinais de baixo custo com aritmética de ponto fixo. Os resultados de simulação e experimentais que avaliam a eficiência do sistema de controle proposto sob diversas condições de operação e efeitos de dessintonia são apresentados e apontam para robustez do método.
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Reducing the heat losses in heavy-duty diesel engines is of importance for improving engine efficiency and reducing CO2 emissions. Depositing thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) onto engine components has been demonstrated to have great potential to reduce heat loss from the combustion chamber as well as from exhaust components. The overall aim of this thesis is to evaluate the thermal cycling lifetime and thermal insulation properties of TBCs for the purpose of reducing heat losses and thermal fatigue in heavy-duty diesel engines. In the thermal cycling test inside exhaust manifolds, nanostructured yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) performed best, followed by YSZ with conventional microstructure and then La2Zr2O7. Forsterite and mullite could not withstand the thermal cycling conditions and displayed large cracks or spallation. Two sol-gel composite coatings displayed promising thermal cycling performance results in a furnace test under similar conditions. Thermal cycling testing of YSZ coatings having different types of microstructure, in a furnace at temperatures up to 800°C, indicated that the type of microstructure exerted a great influence. For the atmospheric plasma sprayed coatings, a segmented microstructure resulted in the longest thermal cycling lifetime. An even longer lifetime was seen for a plasma spray–physical vapour deposition (PS-PVD) coating. In situ heat flux measurements inside the combustion chamber indicated that plasma-sprayed Gd2Zr2O7 was the TBC material providing the largest heat flux reduction. This is explained by a combination of low thermal conductivity and high reflectance. The plasma-sprayed YSZ and La2Zr2O7 coatings provided very small heat flux reductions. Long-term testing indicated a running-in behaviour of YSZ and Gd2Zr2O7, with a reduction in heat flux due to the growth of microcracks in YSZ and the growth of macrocracks in Gd2Zr2O7.

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