Numerical Modelling of the Operation of a Novel Two Stroke V4 Engine

• Main Author: Albert Boretti
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taiwan Association of Engineering and Technology Innovation 2017-02-01
• Series: International Journal of Engineering and Technology Innovation
• Subjects: two stroke engines; direct injection; jet ignition
• Online Access: http://ojs.imeti.org/index.php/IJETI/article/view/385

The paper presents simulations of the operation of a novel two-stroke engine for road Super Sport motorcycles. Two-stroke engines were preferred to four-stroke engines in Grand Prix motorcycle racing until the start of the Moto GP era when new rules phased out the two-stroke engines. Reasons for the change were the poor fuel economy and significant pollutant emissions. The paper discusses the opportunity of a came back at least in road Super Sport motorcycles thanks to the recent advantages in direct injection and precise lubrication for two-stroke engines, plus the opportunity to use jet ignition, based on performance simulations.