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An automotive engine charge-air intake conditioner system: thermodynamic analysis of performance characteristics

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posted on 2009-06-12, 11:01 authored by D.W. Taitt, Colin GarnerColin Garner, E. Swain, M.D. Bassett, R.J. Pearson, J.W.G. Turner
A first law thermodynamic model has been developed and used to characterize the performance of an automotive engine charge-air intake conditioner system. This system employs a compressor, intercooler, and expander to provide increased charge density with the possibility of reducing, the charge-air temperature below the sink temperature. The model was validated against experimental measurements. The variation of system effectiveness with compressor, intercooler, and expander efficiency was quantified and system operating limits were identified. While the expander was found to have a greater effect than the compressor, the performance of the system was shown to be most dependent upon intercooler effectiveness.

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School

  • Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

Citation

TAITT, D.W....et al., 2005. An automotive engine charge-air intake conditioner system: thermodynamic analysis of performance characteristics. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, 219(3), pp. 389-404.

Publisher

Professional Engineering Publishing / © IMECHE

Version

  • VoR (Version of Record)

Publication date

2005

Notes

This is an article from the journal, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering [© IMechE ]. It is also available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1243/095440705X6587

ISSN

0954-4070

Language

  • en