Measurement and Prediction of Discharge Coefficients in Highly Compressible Pulsating Flows to Improve EGR Flow Estimation and Modeling of Engine Flows
An assumption of constant discharge coefficient (Cd) is often made when modeling highly compressible pulsating engine flows through valves or other restrictions. Similarly, orifices and flow-nozzles used for real-time EGR flow estimation are often calibrated at a few steady-state points with one sin...
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| description | An assumption of constant discharge coefficient (Cd) is often made when modeling highly compressible pulsating engine flows through valves or other restrictions. Similarly, orifices and flow-nozzles used for real-time EGR flow estimation are often calibrated at a few steady-state points with one single constant Cd that minimizes the error over the selected points. This quasi-steady assumption is based on asymptotically constant Cd observed at high Reynolds number for steady (non-pulsating) flow. It has been shown in this work that this assumption is not accurate for pulsating flow, particularly at large amplitudes and low flow rates. The discharge coefficient of a square-edged orifice placed in the exhaust stream of a diesel engine produced Cd's varying between 0.60 and 0.90 for critical/near-critical flows. A novel pulsating flow measurement apparatus that allowed independent variation of pressure, flow rate and frequency and allowed reproducible measurements independent of transducer characteristics, produced Cd's in the range of 0.25–0.60 with a similar square-edge orifice. The variation in Cdwas found to be correlated to two dimensionless variables, η and ξ, defined as the standard deviation of the pulsating pressure signal, σΔp, normalized by ρV¯2 and Δp¯ across the orifice, respectively. The results suggest that many aspects of compressible pulsating flow through flow restrictions are yet to be understood. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-90acda609a404c68842cb31caffb43892022-12-22T03:05:43ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering2297-30792019-05-01510.3389/fmech.2019.00025430600Measurement and Prediction of Discharge Coefficients in Highly Compressible Pulsating Flows to Improve EGR Flow Estimation and Modeling of Engine FlowsIndranil BrahmaAn assumption of constant discharge coefficient (Cd) is often made when modeling highly compressible pulsating engine flows through valves or other restrictions. Similarly, orifices and flow-nozzles used for real-time EGR flow estimation are often calibrated at a few steady-state points with one single constant Cd that minimizes the error over the selected points. This quasi-steady assumption is based on asymptotically constant Cd observed at high Reynolds number for steady (non-pulsating) flow. It has been shown in this work that this assumption is not accurate for pulsating flow, particularly at large amplitudes and low flow rates. The discharge coefficient of a square-edged orifice placed in the exhaust stream of a diesel engine produced Cd's varying between 0.60 and 0.90 for critical/near-critical flows. A novel pulsating flow measurement apparatus that allowed independent variation of pressure, flow rate and frequency and allowed reproducible measurements independent of transducer characteristics, produced Cd's in the range of 0.25–0.60 with a similar square-edge orifice. The variation in Cdwas found to be correlated to two dimensionless variables, η and ξ, defined as the standard deviation of the pulsating pressure signal, σΔp, normalized by ρV¯2 and Δp¯ across the orifice, respectively. The results suggest that many aspects of compressible pulsating flow through flow restrictions are yet to be understood.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmech.2019.00025/fullcompressible flowpulsating flowunsteady flowchoked flowEGR floworifice discharge coefficient |
| spellingShingle | Indranil Brahma Measurement and Prediction of Discharge Coefficients in Highly Compressible Pulsating Flows to Improve EGR Flow Estimation and Modeling of Engine Flows Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering compressible flow pulsating flow unsteady flow choked flow EGR flow orifice discharge coefficient |
| title | Measurement and Prediction of Discharge Coefficients in Highly Compressible Pulsating Flows to Improve EGR Flow Estimation and Modeling of Engine Flows |
| title_full | Measurement and Prediction of Discharge Coefficients in Highly Compressible Pulsating Flows to Improve EGR Flow Estimation and Modeling of Engine Flows |
| title_fullStr | Measurement and Prediction of Discharge Coefficients in Highly Compressible Pulsating Flows to Improve EGR Flow Estimation and Modeling of Engine Flows |
| title_full_unstemmed | Measurement and Prediction of Discharge Coefficients in Highly Compressible Pulsating Flows to Improve EGR Flow Estimation and Modeling of Engine Flows |
| title_short | Measurement and Prediction of Discharge Coefficients in Highly Compressible Pulsating Flows to Improve EGR Flow Estimation and Modeling of Engine Flows |
| title_sort | measurement and prediction of discharge coefficients in highly compressible pulsating flows to improve egr flow estimation and modeling of engine flows |
| topic | compressible flow pulsating flow unsteady flow choked flow EGR flow orifice discharge coefficient |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmech.2019.00025/full |
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