2014-2020 Formula One 1.6l V6 turbo engine formula

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autogyro wrote:Yes but it is the compressor that causes the lag.
autogyro,

Not really. It's the inertia of the rotating masses, of which the compressor is only part of. The compressor is a dynamic device, and only operates efficiently within a certain range of rotational speeds and pressure ratios. If the compressor could somehow spin up to that speed range instantly, there would be no lag effect. In practice, the compressor will only spin up as fast as the turbine drives it.

If you look at a modern automotive turbocharger, you'll note that most of them use variable geometry (nozzles or vanes) at the turbine inlet. The exhaust gas flow velocity and vector at the turbine inlet are critical for optimum turbine performance, and I believe the optimum exhaust gas flow velocity and vector changes with turbine speed. That's why variable turbine inlet geometry is most effective.

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True, it's a matter of the velocity vector and vane angle. and relative velocity between them.

About the pipes, i think that oval hydro formed sections may be employed by the teams.Maybe with the pipes touching to keep in the heat as well.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2ac6A3FJ6E[/youtube]

Maybe we'll see big diffusers at the back of the turbos as well to improve efficiency.

riff_raff how about compressor bleed off into the turbine blades, for turbine cooling which allows thinner and lighter turbine material?
Can that technology be applied to the small auto turbo charger? I should work pretty well if exhaust blown diffusers are still used in 2013.
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ringo,

At the TIT's and limited fatigue cycles an F1 turbo turbine would see, cooling should not be necessary.

Even with a turbo engine, a tuned exhaust header length would be beneficial. Of course, I4 engine turbos normally use divided turbine housings for some reason.

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With regards to the optimum velocity and vector of exhaust flows at the turbine inlet, the reason for this becomes apparent if you consider that the exhaust flow must smoothly pass over the leading edge of the turbine's airfoils which have a very high peripheral velocity. If the velocity and flow directions don't match there will be turbulence, stalling, and loss of momentum.

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With a focus on fuel efficiency, and (as has been mentioned) the potential to use variable vane turbine inlets, sequential arrangements or coaxial electric motors, will we see any use of traditional anti-lag? Or is this a waste of fuel when there are more efficient ways of keeping the turbine spooled up? Personally, I wouldn't mind some snaps, crackles, pops and booms with our muffled bees.

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Turbo turbine driving a MGU coupled to the compressor, that allows the MGU to over drive the compressor when the turbo lags, controls overspeed and captures excess energy.

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riff_raff wrote:
autogyro wrote:Yes but it is the compressor that causes the lag.
autogyro,

Not really. It's the inertia of the rotating masses, of which the compressor is only part of. The compressor is a dynamic device, and only operates efficiently within a certain range of rotational speeds and pressure ratios. If the compressor could somehow spin up to that speed range instantly, there would be no lag effect. In practice, the compressor will only spin up as fast as the turbine drives it.

If you look at a modern automotive turbocharger, you'll note that most of them use variable geometry (nozzles or vanes) at the turbine inlet. The exhaust gas flow velocity and vector at the turbine inlet are critical for optimum turbine performance, and I believe the optimum exhaust gas flow velocity and vector changes with turbine speed. That's why variable turbine inlet geometry is most effective.

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Agreed, the comp does not cause the lag, this come from the hotside. If you take a comp heavy hybrid turbo, you won’t get any more lag than the original oem, only a boost spike that will be hard to control. If for some reason you went in the other direction with a hotside heavy hybrid, it would have more lag than the original.
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Blackout wrote:Something like this ?
http://i69.servimg.com/u/f69/14/79/55/26/tm_2_b10.jpg
Waw very tight packaging... What VW/Audi engine is that? Is it possible to see such tight exhaust manifolds in 2013 ?
The engine is a 1.8T Audi engine, with a complete rebuild and fitted with a Garrett GT3071R, good for 400bhp. Due to the tight fitting, ie the transfer box, its easier to go with a simple cast iron mani, than a more expensive equal length welded mani, that would only crack.

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riff_raff wrote:ringo,

At the TIT's and limited fatigue cycles an F1 turbo turbine would see, cooling should not be necessary.

Even with a turbo engine, a tuned exhaust header length would be beneficial. Of course, I4 engine turbos normally use divided turbine housings for some reason.

Image

With regards to the optimum velocity and vector of exhaust flows at the turbine inlet, the reason for this becomes apparent if you consider that the exhaust flow must smoothly pass over the leading edge of the turbine's airfoils which have a very high peripheral velocity. If the velocity and flow directions don't match there will be turbulence, stalling, and loss of momentum.

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Generally, an exhaust manifold having a small internal volume will benefit a turbocharged engine. A small volume will give a rapid rise of the pressure in the exhaust manifold when the exhaust valve opens, which is then followed by a quite rapid fall in pressure after blowdown phase is over. This gives a high pressure pulse during blowdown which help increase boost pressure at low engine speeds, but also a low pressure in the exhaust manifold during the exhaust stroke and during the valve overlap period which provide a good gas exchange and small pumping losses. So having equal length pipes and thus a larger exhaust manifold volume can actually be a disadvantage. Particulary when you have a situation where getting enough air into the engine at high speed isn't the problem, and with the fuel flow restriction I don't think getting enough air into the engine should be a problem.

Since the pressure in the manifold rise rapidly during blowdown it's imporant that you don't get this rapid pressure rise caused by one cylinder when another is about to close its exhaust valves. That's why turbocharged engines with more than three cylinders connected to one turbocharger often uses these divided housings.

The variable nozzle turbine work by adjusting the nozzle area, the effect is similar to changing the size of the turbine housing. It do cost some peak efficiency though. It's mostly used for diesel engines where it is also used to increase the exhaust pressure for the EGR system.

Air bleed cooling was used in F1 during the eighties. There were no internal air cooling in the turbine though. But as temperatures back then exceeded 1100 degC even good high temperature materials did not have that large margins against creep failure.

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autogyro wrote:Turbo turbine driving a MGU coupled to the compressor, that allows the MGU to over drive the compressor when the turbo lags, controls overspeed and captures excess energy.
I don't think electric boosting or turbo compounding will be legal in 2013. They agreed to delay all fancy stuff with turbos to 2014. Logically the 2013 solution could be a spec turbocharger. It was discussed by the expert group in September or October. ATM we don't know if they will use a basic specification and allow the competitors to design their own or have a common control design for 2013.
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Edis wrote:The variable nozzle turbine work by adjusting the nozzle area, the effect is similar to changing the size of the turbine housing. It do cost some peak efficiency though. It's mostly used for diesel engines where it is also used to increase the exhaust pressure for the EGR system.
Using of variable nozzles in gasoline engines is limited by the exhaust gases temperature (higher than in case of diesels). However, as LMPs diesel turbos are working in the temperature similar to what you can find in the road gasoline ones, it just a matter of time before they'll find their way into mass production.

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So F1 is a spec series then?
Shame realy, what a wasted opertunity.

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autogyro wrote:So F1 is a spec series then?
Shame realy, what a wasted opertunity.
I think they just delay it to control the development cost. 2013 the core engine, 2014 the turbo issues.
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I wonder what compression ratio they will go with? I think (educated guess) the VAG 2.5T engine is currently the highest in production with an a high 10:1 ratio and 1.2bar boost as standard.

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I'm pretty sure they will have boost about 0.7 bar (1.7 bar absolute) and higher compression. The Porsche Panamera Turbo with DI has 10.5:1 and the F1 injection and valve systems should be better.

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Man W/B...I would think almost the complete opposite. Has the FIA set the boost limit?
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