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Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Simulation of Natural Gas Combustion in a Spark Ignition (SI) Engine

Natural gas spark ignition engines have been gaining market share in transportation over the last years. This study focuses on modeling lean combustion processes in natural gas engines using detailed computational fluid dynamics simulations. CONVERGE CFD (a commercial computational fluid dynamics software) is used for the modeling and simulations. This software was selected because it is the industry standard for CFD simulations in internal combustion engines. It also includes adaptive mesh refinement and grid embedding utilities, which are a new scientific approach to the computational solution of fluid dynamic problems. 

Bio

Aimilios Sofianopoulos is a PhD student at the department of Mechanical Engineering. His research interests focus on internal combustion engines simulations, applied thermodynamics and heat transfer. His scientific interests also revolve around computational science, and especially computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of 4-stroke and 2-stroke internal combustion engines using various fuels. Before joining Stony Brook in 2014 he received his bachelors and masters in Mechanical Engineering from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece and served as vehicle engineer in the Greek army. He currently serves as the president of the IACS student association.

Speaker

Aimilios Sofianopoulos

Date

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Time

1:15 pm - 2:15 pm

Location

IACS Seminar Room

Media

Recording