Simulation of the work of a spark-ignition engine with a dual-injector fuel system

This paper is about computer modelling of a four-stroke spark-ignition engine with a dual-injector system. Using a KIVA-3V program for Linux, computer simulations were performed for one of the cylinders fuelled by multipoint injection and by the dual-injector system, i. e. with direct injection into the cylinders on top of MPI. The modelling was done for a combustion engine Toyota 2SZ-FE with a dual-injector system. Both simulations were done for the same parameters of engine's work, i.e. at the same RPM of 2000 and the intake pipe pressure of 0.079 MPa. KIVA-3V program models the processes taking place in an internat combustion engine while taking into account physical and chemical phenomena occurring during the formation of a charge and during its combustion. Using a stochastic model of injection the program takes into account the movement of droplets and their dispersion. The results of the simulation show that the dual-injector system has an improved volumetric coefficient, i.e. improved engine performance. An increase in the engine's indicated pressure was also observed; this increases the engine's total efficiency. The intensification of the charge's angular momentum in a cylinder with a dual-injector system can explain the improvements in the course of combustion process. Because the air-fuel mixture was already partially formed in the engine there was a small increase in the unburned hydrocarbons in the cylinder. However, a marked drop in the carbon monoxide and nitric oxide were observed for the dual-injector system. Analyzing the overall results of the simulations one can ascertain a positive impact of using a dual-injector system on the working parameters of a spark-ignition engine.