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Maximum cycle work output optimization for generalized radiative law Otto cycle engines

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An Otto cycle internal combustion engine which includes thermal and friction losses is investigated by finite-time thermodynamics, and the optimization objective is the maximum cycle work output. The thermal energy transfer from the working substance to the cylinder inner wall follows the generalized radiative law (\(q\propto\Delta (T^{n})\)). Under the condition that all of the fuel consumption, the compression ratio and the cycle period are given, the optimal piston trajectories for both the examples with unlimited and limited accelerations on every stroke are determined, and the cycle-period distribution among all strokes is also optimized. Numerical calculation results for the case of radiative law are provided and compared with those obtained for the cases of Newtonian law and linear phenomenological law. The results indicate that the optimal piston trajectory on each stroke contains three sections, which consist of an original maximum-acceleration and a terminal maximum-deceleration parts; for the case of radiative law, optimizing the piston motion path can achieve an improvement of more than 20% in both the cycle-work output and the second-law efficiency of the Otto cycle compared with the conventional near-sinusoidal operation, and heat transfer mechanisms have both qualitative and quantitative influences on the optimal paths of piston movements.

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  1. Institute of Thermal Science and Power Engineering, Naval University of Engineering, 430033, Wuhan, China

    Shaojun Xia, Lingen Chen & Fengrui Sun

  2. Military Key Laboratory for Naval Ship Power Engineering, Naval University of Engineering, 430033, Wuhan, China

    Shaojun Xia, Lingen Chen & Fengrui Sun

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    Shaojun Xia, Lingen Chen & Fengrui Sun

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Xia, S., Chen, L. & Sun, F. Maximum cycle work output optimization for generalized radiative law Otto cycle engines. Eur. Phys. J. Plus 131, 394 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/i2016-16394-9

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