Abstract:
Simulation of the supercharged internal combustion engines operation cycle is impossible without correct estimation
of the supercharger operating parameters. Standard approach is to use specially prepared performance maps of
compressor and turbine of the turbocharger, which are based on the experimental (or manufacturer’s) raw data.
Centrifugal compressor performance maps interpolation, extrapolation and treatment provides challenging requirements as it is important to get correct simulation under such special conditions as compressor choke, rotating stall
and pumping surge. At the same time it’s important to obtain the fast and stable calculations of the engine’s operating cycle. Blitz-PRO – online internal combustion engines operating cycle simulation service – offers supercharger
performance maps preprocessing and implementation. It provides three different modes of compressor surge consideration during calculations: 1) full-scale surge mode using Moore-Greitzer approach; 2) mild surge mode with flexible adjustment; 3) “stable” mode, when the surge is neglected and the compressor constant-speed lines are extended
from the rotating stall point to the lower mass flow region with the hyperbolic equation. Using the MAN 8G70ME-E
engine 12140 kW, 82 rpm operating point as an example, the calculation results are compared for three modes of
compressor surge consideration. The “stable” mode provides the fastest and the most stable calculations, while the
calculations under the full-scale surge mode could generate the numerical (nonphysical) instability of calculations,
which are caused by the high sensitivity of the two-stroke engines to the gas exchange processes as it is shown. The
mild surge mode provides fast and stable enough calculation with the surge consideration ability, which could be assumed as the best solution for the given example.
