Assessment of the 3-D combustion model in the marine 4-stroke engine

The aim of this research is to formation of the model of combustion process in the marine, 4 -stroke, diesel engine. The chosen object of research is a laboratory AL25/30 engine. For achievement of the aim, laboratory measurements are made and the results are used to determine the boundary and initial conditions. In addition, measurements of the fuel injection shape are made on the test bench and are made a faithful geometric model of structural components of the engine cylinder. The obtained data has been implemented in the three - dimensional model comprising the fuel injection phenomena, the brake - up and the evaporation of fuel, auto - ignition, flame propagation and heat exchange with the structural elements of the engine cylinder. As a result of activities succeeded in creating a model of the combustion process in the cylinder, which has been positively validated due to the maximum combustion pressure and the temperature of the exhaust gases. Obtained results of calculations also allowed verifying the assumption of negligible auto-ignition delay. The adopted ECFM - 3Z model of the ignition and combustion, used for modeling of combustion in diesel engines, showed the calculated size of the auto - ignition delay of 7 - 8 ° CA.