Optimal Stroke Path for Reciprocating Heat Engines

By testing piston motion in reciprocating heat engines as a control variable, one could find piston trajectories, different from the conventional near sinusoidal motion that should increase power production. This results from minimizing frictional losses. The purpose of this study is to determine pi...

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Main Author: Mahmoud Huleihil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Modelling and Simulation in Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7468478
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description By testing piston motion in reciprocating heat engines as a control variable, one could find piston trajectories, different from the conventional near sinusoidal motion that should increase power production. This results from minimizing frictional losses. The purpose of this study is to determine piston trajectories that are optimal for noncombustion strokes in reciprocating engines, in the sense of minimizing frictional dissipation and hence maximizing efficiency and power. The optimal piston traces for noncombustion strokes are determined by using a combination of optimal control theory and models for the thermodynamic irreversibilities. Hence, the results are germane to external combustion engines and to the noncombustion strokes of internal combustion engines. The optimal piston traces or trajectories obtained here can be viewed as some of the building blocks from which optimal overall cycles can be constructed.
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spelling doaj-art-849564b39e21471699d09070312853e42025-02-03T01:03:47ZengWileyModelling and Simulation in Engineering1687-55911687-56052019-01-01201910.1155/2019/74684787468478Optimal Stroke Path for Reciprocating Heat EnginesMahmoud Huleihil0The Arab Academic Institute of Education, Beit-Berl College, Kfar Saba 44905, IsraelBy testing piston motion in reciprocating heat engines as a control variable, one could find piston trajectories, different from the conventional near sinusoidal motion that should increase power production. This results from minimizing frictional losses. The purpose of this study is to determine piston trajectories that are optimal for noncombustion strokes in reciprocating engines, in the sense of minimizing frictional dissipation and hence maximizing efficiency and power. The optimal piston traces for noncombustion strokes are determined by using a combination of optimal control theory and models for the thermodynamic irreversibilities. Hence, the results are germane to external combustion engines and to the noncombustion strokes of internal combustion engines. The optimal piston traces or trajectories obtained here can be viewed as some of the building blocks from which optimal overall cycles can be constructed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7468478
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