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15-02-2024 | Engine and Emissions, Fuels and Lubricants, Heat Transfer, Fluid and Thermal Engineering

Optimization of Dynamic Performance of a Solenoid Actuator in a CNG Injector Based on the Effects of Key Design Parameters

Authors: Nguyen Ba Hung, Ocktaeck Lim

Published in: International Journal of Automotive Technology | Issue 3/2024

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Abstract

A model-based study is conducted to optimize the dynamic performance of a solenoid actuator in a compressed natural gas (CNG) injector. A mechanical model, an electromagnetic model, and an optimum model using particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm are built to depict operation and optimize the dynamic response times of the injector solenoid actuator. Effects of the number of coil turns (N), spring stiffness (k), and gap between plunger and cylinder wall (g), on the dynamic characteristics of the injector solenoid actuator are investigated. Simulation results show that, when k increases from 560 to 2560 N/m, and g increases from 0.1 to 0.5 mm, the opening response time increases 35.41% and 48.03%, respectively; however, the closing response time of the injector solenoid actuator reduces 27.27% and 45.25%, respectively. When N is increased from 342 to 552, the opening response time reduces 35.48%; nevertheless, the closing response time increases considerably with a 195.45% increment. Using PSO algorithm, it is found that the optimum version of the injector solenoid actuator has improvements for both opening and closing response times, in which the opening response time reduces 11.41% when compared with the original version.

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Metadata
Title
Optimization of Dynamic Performance of a Solenoid Actuator in a CNG Injector Based on the Effects of Key Design Parameters
Authors
Nguyen Ba Hung
Ocktaeck Lim
Publication date
15-02-2024
Publisher
The Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
Published in
International Journal of Automotive Technology / Issue 3/2024
Print ISSN: 1229-9138
Electronic ISSN: 1976-3832
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12239-024-00050-6