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Fluid-Structure Coupled Analysis of the Transient Thermal Stress in an Exhaust Manifold
Liang Yi1,*, Wen Gang1, Nenggui Pan2, Wangui Wang1, Shengshuai Mo1
1
College of Automotive Engineering, Guilin University of Aerospace Technology, Guilin, 541004, China
2
Passenger Vehicle Technology Center, Dongfeng Liuzhou Automobile Co., Ltd., Liuzhou, 545005, China
* Corresponding Author: Liang Yi. Email:
(This article belongs to the Special Issue: EFD and Heat Transfer IV)
Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing 2023, 19(11), 2777-2790. https://doi.org/10.32604/fdmp.2023.021907
Received 12 February 2022; Accepted 06 July 2022; Issue published 18 September 2023
Abstract
The development of thermal stress in the exhaust manifold of a gasoline engine is considered. The problem is
addresses in the frame of a combined approach where fluid and structure are coupled using the GT-POWER
and STAR-CCM+ software. First, the external characteristic curve of the engine is compared with a one-dimensional simulation model, then the parameters of the model are modified until the curve matches the available
experimental values. GT-POWER is then used to transfer the inlet boundary data under transient conditions
to STAR-CCM+ in real-time. The temperature profiles of the inner and outer walls of the exhaust manifold
are obtained in this way, together with the thermal stress and thermal deformation of the exhaust manifold itself.
Using this information, the original model is improved through the addition of connections. Moreover, the local
branch pipes are optimized, leading to significant improvements in terms of thermal stress and thermal deformation of the exhaust manifold (a 7% reduction in the maximum thermal stress).
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APA Style
Yi, L., Gang, W., Pan, N., Wang, W., Mo, S. (2023). Fluid-structure coupled analysis of the transient thermal stress in an exhaust manifold. Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, 19(11), 2777-2790. https://doi.org/10.32604/fdmp.2023.021907
Vancouver Style
Yi L, Gang W, Pan N, Wang W, Mo S. Fluid-structure coupled analysis of the transient thermal stress in an exhaust manifold. Fluid Dyn Mater Proc. 2023;19(11):2777-2790 https://doi.org/10.32604/fdmp.2023.021907
IEEE Style
L. Yi, W. Gang, N. Pan, W. Wang, and S. Mo "Fluid-Structure Coupled Analysis of the Transient Thermal Stress in an Exhaust Manifold," Fluid Dyn. Mater. Proc., vol. 19, no. 11, pp. 2777-2790. 2023. https://doi.org/10.32604/fdmp.2023.021907