The Case for CFD: Uncovering the Science Behind Internal Combustion Engine Phenomenon

The Case for CFD: Uncovering the Science Behind Internal Combustion Engine Phenomenon
Internal combustion engines are ruling power generation applications even today, and improvising them to churn out every slice of power is still an area of research for the engineering community.

There are many things one can learn about the internal combustion engine through physical tests, such as heating and cooling phenomena, its behavior during vehicle acceleration, maximum power generating capability, torque, fuel consumption, and so on.

However, physical tests have their limitations and are not capable enough to assess the combustion process comprehensively. Although there are several optical engine technologies, which allow an engineer to visualize what’s happening inside the engine cylinder, they do have their own complexities. Their configurations are limited, and they are also highly expensive methods that negatively affect research budgets.

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Author Mehul Patel

About Author: Mehul Patel specializes in handling CFD projects for Automobile, Aerospace, Oil and Gas and building HVAC sectors. He works as a CFD consultant with Hi-Tech CFD for the past 5 years and has successfully executed numerous CFD projects of high complexities. He is an expert in turbo-machinery, gas dynamics, Combustion, Fluid Dynamics, multiphase flow analysis, computational fluid dynamics etc. Mehul is comes forth as a very simple and warm person. Clarity of thought and a willingness to share knowledge makes him a great team player. He is a voracious reader, and is always keen to upgrade and update himself with the latest CFD software tools and other developments. He is very observant and this quality combined with CFD expertise, helps him detect and mitigate design flaws for improved product performance.