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Development of a model that allows performance and combustion characteristics for a supercharged diesel engine was the main objective sought by the present work. Thus, the developed model is used, to examine the impact of start combustion, combustion duration, compression ratio, and heat flux, as well as intake conditions such as pressure and temperature, on the combustion characteristics of the supercharged diesel. For this purpose, a one zone thermodynamic prediction model was adopted with Wiebe function for combustion sub-model. The heat transfer was correlated using Woschni correlation. A numerical simulation is developed considering the crankshaft angle as the independent variable. Validation of the computational code has been favorably evaluated using our experimental data. To give a more general aspect to the developed model, experimental data found in the literature, are also used for this purpose. The results show that the addition of a turbocharger increases low-speed airflow and hence fuel consumption. In addition, an increase in intake pressure contributes to the rise of the heat flux released during combustion, while an increase in intake temperature leads to a strong increase in combustion temperature. Moreover, an increase in the compression ratio leads in a remarkable increase in all parameters simultaneously. However, maximum combustion pressure limits must not be exceeded. This is because the pressure has an effect with the engine mechanical strength. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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