WEBINAR – TRANSPORT UPDATE 9
Diesel Engine Modeling Using CFD
CONVERGE CFD Software #NoMoreMeshing
Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Dr. Frengki Mohamad Felayati, S.T.
Surabaya, 19 March 2025
Outline
Diesel Engine Modeling Using CONVERGE CFD Software
1 Introduction and Motivation
2 Diesel Engine Modeling – Quick Setup Guide
3 Technical Setup for Diesel Modeling
4 Recent Research Progress – Case Study
5 Research & Collaboration Opportunities
Introduction and Motivation
Brief Background on Diesel Engine Performance Challenges and Why Using CFD for The Research
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Efficiency vs. Emissions Trade-off Combustion Complexity Engine Design Optimization Alternative Fuels & New Technologies
• Stricter environmental • Diesel engine combustion involves • Making the process • The push for decarbonization introduces
regulations, such as IMO Tier highly dynamic processes. costly and time- fuels like biodiesel, hydrogen, and
III and EPA standards. • Accurately predicting these consuming. ammonia, each with distinct combustion
• Achieving this balance requires interactions is challenging due to • Engineers need efficient characteristics.
advanced combustion the nonlinear nature of fluid tools to explore • Predictive tools are essential to evaluate
control strategies. dynamics and chemical reactions. multiple design their feasibility, efficiency, and emissions
variations. impact.
Diesel Engine Modeling
Quick Setup Guide – Internal Combustion Modeling Using CONVERGE CFD
• *.stl or Case Directory • *.echo • *.out
• [Link] • [Link] • restart*.rst • post*.out
• *.in • *.out
• *.dat • post*.out
CAD Import + Clean Analysis Setup Solve in CONVERGE Visualize
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Diesel Engine Modeling
Step-by-Step Diesel Modeling Using CONVERGE CFD (1)
Engine Sector/Boundary Setup Engine Setup Physical Model
You can reduce computational time by Experiments RANS LES
simulating an engine sector for an axisymmetric 0.4 ms 0.4 ms
cylinder. Parameters in Make engine sector
surface, Bore, Stroke, Connecting Rod, Wrist
pin offset, Compression Ratio or Squish 0.6 ms 0.6 ms
Height, Crevice Dimensions (optional), Sector
Angle.
0.8 ms 0.8 ms
You can provide a head profile, a bowl profile,
both, or neither If a profile is absent, then Make
engine sector surface will assume a flat profile.
Spray Model Setup 1.0 ms 1.0 ms
Turbulence Model Setup
and other setup are required
such as Heat Transfer and
Emissions
Combustion Model Setup
Diesel Engine Modeling
Step-by-Step Diesel Modeling Using CONVERGE CFD (2)
Simulation Post-Processing Data Post-Processing 3D Module Post-Processing Animation
Multi-Cylce Case Processing by Tecplot for CONVERGE CFD Processing by Tecplot for CONVERGE CFD
Numerical Simulation Process
Adaptive Mesh Refinement (AMR) - #NoMoreMeshing
Geometry Model AMR Mesh at EVC AMR Mesh at IVC
CONVERGE 2.4 | Adaptive Mesh Refinement (AMR)| Reynold-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) turbulence model | Han and Reitz wall heat transfer
Case Study
Example Simulation – Methane Slip Investigation (1)
Model Validation
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Exhaust valve
Intake valve
10
Valve lift [mm]
8
4
Valve
2 overlap
0
100 200 300 400 500 600
CA [deg]
60
Experiment
Simulation
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Pressure [Bar]
40
30
20
This study conducted several natural gas injection timings to observe the methane
emissions that slip to the exhaust port during the scavenging process in diesel/natural gas 10
engines at low load conditions. 0
-150 -120 -90 -60 -30 0
CA [deg]
Case Study
Example Simulation – Diesel/Natural Gas Dual-Fuel Combustion (2)
10o CA BTDC 0o CA TDC 10o CA ATDC HRR and Cylinder Pressure Model Validation
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NG Injection Timing
60 250o CA BTDC
Heat Release Rate (J/deg)
280o CA BTDC
NGIT = 250o CA BTDC 50 310o CA BTDC
340o CA BTDC
40 370o CA BTDC
30
20
10
NGIT = 280o CA BTDC
0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
Crank Angle (CA)
2800
NG Injection Timing
Cyl. Maximum Temperature (K)
2600 250o CA BTDC
280o CA BTDC
NGIT = 310o CA BTDC 2400 310o CA BTDC
340o CA BTDC
2200 370o CA BTDC
2000
A numerical investigation assessed the impact of gas injection
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timing at the intake port on the dual-fuel engine performance, 1600
NGIT = 340o CA BTDC
combustion, and emissions under low-level load. The study utilized 1400
a validated model that was developed based on experimental data. 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
Crank Angle (CA)
Research Collaboration Opportunities
Interested research topic in the future How to collaborate?
1 Diesel engine performance enhancement
2 Emission reduction strategies
Dr. Frengki Mohamad Felayati, S.T.
Alternative fuel integration (natural gas, Department of Marine Engineering
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hydrogen, ammonia, methanol, etc.) University of Hang Tuah
4 Diesel engine parameter optimization E-mail : frengki@[Link]
5 Dual-fuel engines
Acknowledgments
Research Stakeholders
We acknowledge the Indonesian National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) for funding
this research. Convergence Science provided the CONVERGE CFD software, and we express
gratitude for their support throughout the study. Moreover, we also acknowledge the University of
Hang Tuah for supporting the facility for the research.
Research output
• A numerical investigation of natural gas injection timing effect on low-load dual-fuel engines combustion
and emissions - Accepted
• Experimental study of biodiesel/oxy-hydrogen engine: impact of oxy-hydrogen injection duration on
performance and emissions - Accepted
Terimakasih! WEBINAR – TRANSPORT UPDATE 9
Diesel Engine Modeling Using CFD
CONVERGE CFD Software #NoMoreMeshing
Dr. Frengki Mohamad Felayati, S.T.
Surabaya, 19 March 2025