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Large Eddy Simulation of a Motored Single-Cylinder Piston Engine: Numerical Strategies and Validation

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This paper describes a compressible Large Eddy Simulation (LES) used to investigate cyclic variations for nonreacting flow in an optical single cylinder engine setup. The simulated operating point is part of a large experimental database designed to validate LES for cycle-to-cycle prediction, and constitutes a first step towards the realization of fired operating points. The computational domain covers almost the whole experimental setup (intake and exhaust plenums, intake and exhaust ducts, cylinder) to account for acoustic phenomena. The assessment of the computation is performed in two regions of the domain: the intake and exhaust duct predictions are compared to the results of a Helmholtz solver and the experiment (pressure transducers and Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV)) while the in-cylinder dynamics are compared to PIV measurements. The ability of the developed methodology to capture the correct level of cycle-to-cycle variations is demonstrated considering in-cylinder pressure and velocity fields predictions. Cycle-to-cycle variations in velocity are highlighted and localized using a proper orthogonal decomposition analysis.

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  1. CERFACS, CFD Team, 42 Avenue G. Coriolis, 31057, Toulouse Cedex 01, France

    Benoit Enaux, Victor Granet & Olivier Vermorel

  2. PSA Peugeot Citroën—DRIA, 2 Route de Gisy, 78943, Velizy-Villacoublay Cedex, France

    Benoit Enaux & Ludovic Thobois

  3. Renault SAS, 1 Avenue du Golf, 78288, Guyancourt Cedex, France

    Victor Granet & Vincent Dugué

  4. IFP, 1 & 4 Avenue de Bois-Préau, 92852, Rueil-Malmaison Cedex, France

    Corine Lacour

  5. IMFT, Université de Toulouse, 31400, Toulouse Cedex 01, France

    Thierry Poinsot

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Enaux, B., Granet, V., Vermorel, O. et al. Large Eddy Simulation of a Motored Single-Cylinder Piston Engine: Numerical Strategies and Validation. Flow Turbulence Combust 86, 153–177 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10494-010-9299-7

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