Effects of Turbulence-Induced Blade Position on Flow and Combustion in a Wankel Rotary Engine

Abstract

Aiming at the problem of low turbulent velocity and incomplete combustion in the combustion process of the Wankel rotary engine (WRE), and setting turbulence-induced blade (TIB) in the combustion chamber recess is an effective means to enhance the turbulent motion and promote combustion. Carifying the optimal arrangement position of TIB can get better combustion performance. Therefore, a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation model of a WRE with TIB was established in this paper. Based on the differential pressure perturbation mechanism, the influence of the arrangement position of the TIB on the flow field and combustion performance were analyzed. The results showed that when the ratio of blade arrangement distance is less than 0.66, the pressure difference between the leading and trailing of the blade is small. At this time, the in-cylinder flow is mainly disturbed by the forced disturbance of the TIB, the increase of the turbulent velocity is not obvious, and the diffusion velocity of the flame to the rotor direction is small. When the ratio of blade arrangement distance is greater than 0.66, the pressure difference between the leading and trailing of the blade is large. At this time, the In-cylinder flow is affected by the pressure difference flow in addition to the forced disturbance of the TIB. The turbulent velocity is effectively enhanced, and the flame velocity is fast to the rotor direction. When the ratio of blade arrangement distance is 0.66, it shows the best combustion performance, and the indicated work is the largest. Compared to the scheme without TIB, the indicated work is increased by 16%.