PREDICTION OF POLLUTANT FORMATION IN DIESEL ENGINE THROUGH NUMERICAL SIMULATION

In this paper numerical technique through Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) codes was used in order to investigate thermo-fluid-dynamics field (velocity, pressure, temperature) in the combustion chamber of a Diesel engine. Another important objective was the possibility of modelling and prediction of pollutant formation during the combustion process in these engines. Mathematical model was based on the conservation equations of mass, momentum and energy (Favre-averaged Navier-Stokes equations). To close these equations system was add also: state relations equations, Renormalized Group Theory (RNG) k-epsilon turbulence model and spray mechanism model. Since processes in Diesel engine have not only thermo-fluid nature but also chemistry, a special attention was for chemistry models for both chemical reaction simulation and for the chemistry models of pollutants. Formation of NOx is predicted by Zeldovich mechanism. Soot formation relies on the nucleation, surface growth, coagulation and oxidation process. Result of simulation shown that thermal NOx is seen at stoichiometric mixture fraction at high temperatures, while soot formation is seen fuel-rich and relatively low-temperature regions.