Simulation of Combined Otto and Rankine Cycle in An I.c.engine

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SIMULATION OF COMBINED OTTO AND

RANKINE CYCLE IN AN I.C.ENGINE
M.SuryaNarayana1, Dr.N.HariBabu2.
1. M.Tech Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aditya Institute of Technology and Management, Tekkali
2. Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aditya Institute of Technology and Management, Tekkali,
Srikakulam Dist.,-532201.
ABSTRACT
Typical internal combustion engine lose about 65% of the fuel energy through the engine coolant, exhaust and
surface radiation. Most of the heat generated comes from converting the chemical energy in the fuel to mechanical
energy and in turn thermal energy is produced. In general, the thermal energy is unutilized and thus wasted. This
paper describes the analysis of a waste heat recovery (WHR) system that operates on a Rankine cycle. This WHR
system involves a modified engine assembly to reduce losses associated with compression and exhaust strokes in a
four-cycle engine. The wasted thermal energy recovered from the coolant and exhaust systems generate a high
temperature and high pressure working fluid which is used to increase efficiency of the engine.
Keyword- Internal Combustion engine, Waste heat recovery (WHR), Coolant.etc
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. Literature Review
Waste heat recovery involving a Rankine cycle utilizes sensible enthalpy from the hot exhaust gases coming out of the
engine to heat the working fluid to superheated vapor and then the sensible enthalpy from the vapor is used to obtain
useful work. Rankine cycles have been explored by automotive and power generation industry for many years. Brands,
et al. [1] achieved WHR in a six cylinder, 14.5 L, Cummins NTC-400 diesel engine rated at 298 kW at 2100 RPM by
turbo-compounding. This involved the use of a power turbine to recover energy from the exhaust gas. The authors
demonstrated a 12.5% improvement in power and 14.8% net improvement in fuel economy due to WHR by Rankine
cycle turbo-compounding.
Chen, et al. [2] reviewed many methods incorporated by various investigators to improve engine efficiency. They came
to the conclusion of a possible multi-stage Rankine cycle with the 1st stage operating on water followed by a 2nd stage
operating on R-11 (organic solvent) to recover high temperature exhaust heat and to enable low temperature exhaust
WHR respectively. They also predicted a 15% improvement in efficiency through WHR.
An ORC system operating on tri fluoroethanol designed for use with a Class 8, long-haul vehicle diesel engine was
tested for improvements in engine efficiency. A 12.5% increase in highway fuel economy was achieved with this
system.
Teng, et al. [3] analyzed a supercritical ORC system of WHR from heavy duty diesel engines. The exhaust WHR was
analyzed from the perspectives of the first and second law of thermodynamics. They predicted up to a 20%
improvement in engine power using a supercritical ORC.
The Rankine cycle efficiency of various wet, dry and isentropic fluids was examined by Chammas, et al. [4]. They
presented a concept to recover waste heat from high and low temperature of the exhaust and engine coolant
respectively. They concluded that to eliminate the need of a superheating apparatus, the Rankine cycles should operate
on dry or isentropic fluids. Simulations predicted a 32% improvement in fuel economy and also the energy from both
exhaust and engine coolant can be recovered to a certain limit.
Stationary Internal Combustion engines were investigated by Vaja, et al. [5] for WHR using a thermodynamic analysis.
They predicted a 12% improvement in thermal efficiency. Various working fluids were tested and benzene showed the
highest improvement. A critical heat exchanger was needed to be designed in their analysis to achieve the predicted
results.
The improvement in engine efficiency using Rankine cycles for WHR has been analyzed, simulated and tested by
various individuals for many types of engines. A common conclusion obtained from the literature review is that using
Rankine cycles for WHR has the potential to improve the overall engine efficiency. Based on the results of the above
discussed papers, the current research project of a novel waste heat recovery mechanism for an I.C. engine using an
ORC was continued.
Thermal energy is predominantly released through the coolant and exhaust systems of a typical internal combustion
engine i.e. the fossil fuel energy can be converted into 35%Break Power only and the heat energy is wasted through the
exhaust 35%, cooling system 30% and radiation loss of 5%. The proposed Waste Heat Recovery system makes use of
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this wasted heat and thus improves fuel conversion efficiency of the internal combustion engine. It makes use of a
Rankine cycle to convert the thermal energy into useful work.
Fig.1.1. Distribution of fuel energy

The Rankine cycle is a thermodynamic cycle that converts heat into work [6]. The Rankine cycle system consists of a
turbine, pump, condenser and boiler.
Fig.1.2. Rankine cycle and its characteristics

1.2. Combined Cycle: [Otto & Rankine cycle]
It is the combination of Otto and rankine cycle. The Otto cycle heat energy is released to the exhaust & cooling system
and these wasted heats is used to super heat the working fluid in rankine cycle.
Fig.1.3.T-S diagram for combined cycle

The recovery of heat energy from the exhaust and cooling systems is done by transferring it to the vapor in the heat
exchanger that serves as the boiler.The combined cycle increases the efficiency without increasing the initial cost
generally. Consequently many new power plants operate on combined cycle, to increase the efficiency.
Working of Combined Cycle
It mainly consists of
Engine
2-Heat Exchangers
a. Engine exhaust heat exchange
b.Engine cooling heat exchanger
Condenser
Pump
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Fig.1.4. Novel waste heat recovery system

The 2-heat exchangers are placed in between the engine cooling system and engine exhaust system. These 2-heat
exchangers are used to super heat the working fluid in Rankine cycle, therefore the high pressure and temperature of
working fluid vapor is expanded in Engine vapor expansion chamber. The expansion of vapor takes place when the
piston moves BDC to TDC in compression and exhaust strokes.
The expansion of vapor helps to push the piston upwards. After expansion the low pressure and temperature of working
fluid enters in the condenser. In condenser, vapor is condensed to saturated liquid and this saturated liquid is pumped
to the heat exchangers by increasing the pressure in the pump. And thus the cycle is again repeated.
The working fluid of the first heat engine having low in its entropy than a second one though it completes cycle.
Subsequent heat engine may extract energy from the waste heat of working fluid in first engine. And by combining
these cycles, the overall net efficiency of the system may be increased by 30 40%. Combing two or more
thermodynamic cycles results in improved overall efficiency and reducing fuel costs.
1.3. Heat exchanger between the coolant system and the working fluid
This heat exchanger is used to extract the thermal energy from the coolant system and raise the temperature of the
working fluid. 100% propylene glycol replaces the commonly used ethylene glycol/water mixture within the coolant
system. This was chosen to achieve an increased coolant temperature without the concern of boiling since the boiling
point of propylene glycol; (370) is higher than that of an ethylene glycol/water mixture (225). Also, the working
fluid had an increased temperature of 250 before entering the exhaust heat exchanger, which reduced the size, back
pressure and cost of the heat exchanger. Figure 1.5 shows a schematic of the single pass coolant heat exchanger used in
the simulation.
Fig.1.5. Coolant heat exchanger

This heat exchanger is used to vaporize and superheat the working fluid. For a gas-to-gas heat exchange process, a
compact heat exchanger is the optimum choice for the exhaust heat exchanger.
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2. ANALYSIS OF HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEM

2.1. Engine Operation
Fig.2.1 shows the schematic diagram of the modified 4-stroke engine cylinder assembly with two steam power strokes
per two crankshaft revolution.
Fig.2.1.Modified Engine Cylinder Assembly

The residual steam from the previous stroke is expelled into the condenser at 1 atm, 212 where the vapor condenses
to liquid. This liquid is pumped to a higher pressure and enters the coolant heat exchanger which increases the
temperature of the working fluid. Finally, the working fluid undergoes a phase change in the exhaust heat exchanger
and it is superheated to 800psia, 747. This superheated vapor is then used in the next stroke.
The superheated vapor helps in removing the hot exhaust gases from the engine during the exhaust stroke and the
working fluid follows the closed loop again.
2.2. Working Fluids Used in Rankine Cycle
The efficiency of the Rankine cycle is limited by the use of the working fluid. In a Rankine cycle system, the working
fluid is reused continuously and follows a closed loop. Water is a commonly used working fluid but becomes inefficient
for WHR at temperatures below 370. For temperatures below 370, the use of organic fluids increases the Rankine
cycle efficiency. An Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) is a Rankine cycle that uses organic fluid. Fig.2.2. shows the
efficiencies of different working fluids versus turbine inlet temperatures. There may be an issue of formation of liquid
droplets on the turbine blades during the expansion process which can be eliminated by an Organic Rankine Cycle
(ORC).
Fig.2.2.Efficiencies of different working fluids for various turbine inlet temperatures
Fig.2.3.T-s diagrams for different fluids
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Based on the desired operating conditions (low temperature around 40 and high temperature around200 , low
pressure around 100kPa and high pressure around 10MPa), refrigerant fluid have better efficiency than isobutene
fluid.
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Molecul
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Molec
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Critical
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kPa)
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Fig.2.4. Comparison of several suitable working fluid properties.

2.3. Physical and Chemical Properties of R-123
Appearance
Colourless liquid
Physical state
Liquid
Molecular weight
- 152.9
Chemical formula
- CHCL2CF3
Odour
-Faint ethereal and sweetish
Specific gravity (water 1.0) -1.47@70 (21.1 )
Solubility in water (weight %) - 0.21%70 (21.1 )
Boiling point
- 82.2 (21.1 )
Melting point
- -107 (-160)
Vapour pressure
- 11.4 psia@70 (21.1 )
Vapour density (air 1.0)
5.3
2.4. Assumptions in the present analysis of Rankine cycle
Present analysis considers engine is operating with Otto cycle and the wasted heat is recovered through exhaust heat
exchanger and this wasted heat is recovered to increase the efficiency of the engine by introducing the rankine cycle as
the secondary cycle. The heat rejection at 4-1 process in Otto cycle and this rejected heat is supplied to the Rankine
bottoming cycle.
After expansion the vapour reaches to 10 degrees above the atmospheric temperature and pressure .Effectiveness of a
heat recovery device is considered as 1. That means heat rejection in Otto cycle is equal to the heat supplied to the
Rankine cycle.
3. C-Programme
As the manual calculations are difficult due to complexity, calculations are made using c -programme and the graph
has been plotted as per results.
3.1. Objective Function
The objective function is the function which is maximized by the optimization of variables. The efficiency of the system
is hence written in terms of compression ratio in the system. The optimization of the geometry variables is analyzed
and yet to be implemented on I.C Engines.
3.2. Temperatures and pressures in terms of geometric variables:
The temperature and pressures at some points can be written in terms of geometric variables. Note that at a point
T4=533K in Otto cycle, T4 = T1 (In Rankine cycle), condenser pressure P2 = saturation pressure (Psat) at 60C = 2.90bar.
The remaining temperatures and pressures and efficiencies are calculated and the values are compared using MAT Lab
programme. The program for combined cycle or waste heat recovery system is as shown in below:
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4. RESULTS
The various parameters such has network of Otto, compression ratio, vapor pressure and superheated temperature are
given input to the program and by considering above parameter values, the resulting output values are shown in below
1. Initially the input parameters values are, Wotto= 15kw, cr = 7, P1=P4 =14bar and T4 (Otto) = T1 (Rankine) = 533k
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2. varying the compression ratio value how it affects the combined efficiency. Input parameter values given to the
program is Wotto = 15kw, cr = 8, P1=P4 =14bar and T4 (otto) = T1 (Rankine) = 533k and then the output results are
shown below.
3. Varying the vapor pressure how its effects the combined efficiency. Therefore the input values are Wotto = 15kw, cr
= 7, P1=P4 =19.6 bar and T4 (Otto) = T1 (Rankine) = 533k then output values are shown below.
4. Increasing the network of Rankine how its effects the combined efficiency and other values shown below.
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Fig.4.1. Compression Ratio Vs Combined Cycle Efficiency

The compression ratio increases the efficiency of combined cycle also increases.
Fig.4.2. Network of Otto Vs Combined Cycle Efficiency

When the network of Otto cycle varies from 0 to 5 KW the efficiency of combined cycle continuously increases and
from 5 to 10KW the efficiency first increases and then decreases. From 10KW to 20KW the efficiency of combined
cycle is constant.
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Fig.4.3. Pressure Vs Combined Cycle Efficiency

When the pressure in the Rankine cycle increases the efficiency of combined cycle decreases slightly.
5. MAT LAB
The Values obtained in c-programming is imported into MAT Lab simulation and compared the results by plotting the
graph. As the compression ratio increases the efficiency of combined cycle also increases.
5.1. Programme for Combined efficiency Vs Compression ratio at different enthalphies
GRAPH. 5.1: HI=574.44 KJ/KG
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GRAPH .5.2: H1=574.14 KJ/KG
GRAPH.5. 3: H1=573.97 KJ/KG
GRAPH.5. 4: H1=569.01 KJ/KG
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GRAPH.5. 5:H1=566.33 KJ/KG

5.2. Programme for Net work and combined efficiency
When the network of Otto cycle varies from 0 to 5 KW the efficiency of combined cycle continuously increases and
from 5 to 10KW the efficiency first increases and then decreases. From 10KW to 20KW the efficiency of combined
cycle is constant.
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GRAPH .5.6 :H1=574.14KJ/KG
GRAPH .5.7 :H1=573.97KJ/KG
GRAPH.5.8 :H1=569.01KJ/KG
GRAPH 5.9 :H1=566.33KJ/KG
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5.3. Programme for pressure and combined efficiency

When the pressure in the Rankine cycle increases the efficiency of combined cycle decreases slightly.
GRAPH 5.10 Pressure Vs combined efficiency
6. CONCLUSION
From the analysis, it has been identified that there are large potentials of energy saving through the use of waste heat
recovery technologies in I.C engines. Waste heat recovery entails capturing and reusing of waste heat from internal
combustion engines &through heat generated by exhaust gases and using it for heating the working fluid and
generating mechanical or electrical work. It would also help to recognize the improvement in performance and
emissions of engine.
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With the implementation of modified engine cylinder design, calculations and analysis there is a measurable
improvement in the overall efficiency of the engine nearly 20% increase of overall efficiency of the engine.
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