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Thermal Management of Internal Combustion Engines

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "J: Thermal Management".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 February 2023) | Viewed by 3743

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Department of Mechanical, Energy and Management Engineering, University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci, Cubo 44 C, 87036 Arcavacata Di Rende, Italy
Interests: spark ignition engines; control systems; thermal management; renewable energy; computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
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Dear Colleagues,

The Guest Editor is inviting submissions to a Special Issue of Energies on the “Thermal Management of Internal Combustion Engines”. Novel technologies in the development of more efficient engines, such as downsizing/turbocharging and hybridization, require efficient cooling with high regulation capabilities. The optimization of cooling systems is therefore an important issue for improving engine efficiency and contributing therefore to CO2 reduction in the transportation sector.

Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to:

Optimization techniques for thermal management;

Control methods for electric components;

Novel technologies for thermal management;

Advanced materials for thermal management;

Energy management systems.

Dr. Teresa Castiglione
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • Internal combustion engines
  • Cooling systems
  • Control strategies
  • Optimization techniques
  • Advanced materials

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Virtual Development of Advanced Thermal Management Functions Using Model-in-the-Loop Applications
by Jonas Müller, Nico Besser, Philipp Hermsen, Stefan Pischinger, Jürgen Knauf, Pooya Bagherzade, Johannes Fryjan, Andreas Balazs and Simon Gottorf
Energies 2023, 16(7), 3238; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/en16073238 - 04 Apr 2023
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Development challenges in the automotive industry are constantly increasing due to the high number of vehicle variants, the growing complexity of powertrains, and future legal requirements. In order to reduce development times while maintaining a high level of product quality and financial feasibility, [...] Read more.
Development challenges in the automotive industry are constantly increasing due to the high number of vehicle variants, the growing complexity of powertrains, and future legal requirements. In order to reduce development times while maintaining a high level of product quality and financial feasibility, the application of new model-based methods for virtual powertrain calibration is a particularly suitable approach. In this context, TME and FEV combine advanced thermal management models with electronic control unit (ECU) models for model-in-the-loop applications. This paper presents a development process for ECU and on-board diagnostics (OBD) functions of thermal management systems in hybrid electric vehicles. Thanks to the highly accurate 1D/3D-models, optimal control strategies for electrically actuated components can be developed in early development phases. Virtual sensors for local temperatures are developed for the ECU software to enable a cost-effective use of dedicated control functions. Furthermore, an application for OBD cooling system leakage detection is shown. Finally, the transferability of the methodology to a battery cooling system is demonstrated. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Thermal Management of Internal Combustion Engines)
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Analogies in the Analysis of the Thermal Status of Batteries and Internal Combustion Engines for Mobility
by Luigi Sequino, Ezio Mancaruso and Bianca Maria Vaglieco
Energies 2022, 15(7), 2700; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/en15072700 - 06 Apr 2022
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Thermal management is an important research area for the automotive sector in order to make high-efficiency and low-impact future vehicles. The transition from internal combustion engines to battery systems in the automotive field requires new skills to be achieved in the shortest possible [...] Read more.
Thermal management is an important research area for the automotive sector in order to make high-efficiency and low-impact future vehicles. The transition from internal combustion engines to battery systems in the automotive field requires new skills to be achieved in the shortest possible time. The well-consolidated knowledge of thermal management of engine systems can be rearranged to face new challenges regarding the thermal control of batteries. The present work aims to show the analogies between the thermal behavior of an engine component, such as the piston, and of a battery. The thermodynamic processes involved during the operation are described, experimentally investigated, and modeled. The external temperature of the piston window is measured once per cycle with a K-type sheathed thermocouple, while the surface temperature of the battery is detected via infrared imaging. An almost-fixed stabilization time of 500 s is observed for the engine while it varies with the current load for the battery ranging from 1800 s to 3000 s, for the tested cases. Different temperature increments are also observed. Two mono-dimensional (1D) models of heat transfer are built using the finite-difference method. Good agreement with the experimental data is quantitatively demonstrated by a Normalize Root Mean Square Error lower than 0.07 for all the test cases and systems, except for the battery charging phase. The analysis of the temperature provides an estimation of the heat losses for the two systems, spanning from 15% to 27% for the engine and from 6% to 10% for the battery. The analysis carried out in this work can provide a methodology to understand and improve the thermal management of the new mobility system. Full article
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