Numerical Investigation of Different Combustion Models for Dual‐Fuel Engine Combustion Processes

The combustion process of a dual‐fuel engine was calculated by characteristic timescale model (CTM), eddy breakup model (EBM), and coherent flamelet model (CFM) to verify the accuracy of the combustion models. The results show that the peak pressure calculated by EBM is 2.78 % higher than the experimental value, and the peak pressure calculated by CFM is closest to the experimental value. The EBM is the most accurate for CO2 emissions. The deviation of CO emissions from the experimental values calculated by CTM is the smallest (< 1 %). The NOx emission calculated by CTM is good agreement with the experimental value at low speed, and EBM is in best agreement with the experimental value at high speed. The hydrocarbon emission calculated by CFM is the most accurate, with a deviation of less than 0.6 %. The combustion process of a dual‐fuel engine was studied by three different models. The peak pressure calculated by CFM is closest to the experimental values. EBM is the most accurate for CO2 emissions. NOx emissions calculated by CTM and EBM are in good agreement with experimental values at low and high speed, respectively. Hydrocarbon emissions calculated by CFM are the most accurate.