MILLER CYCLE

Prof. Timothy Marbach

ME258
Advanced
Thermodynamics
Ostap Loredo- Contreras
Fall 2012

Miller Cycle Background
The Miller cycle was patented by Ralph Miller, an
American engineer, US patent 2817322 dated Dec 24, 1957.
The engine may be two stroke or four stroke and may be
run on diesel fuel, gas fuel or dual fuel.
Mazda is the only known manufacturer that successfully
produced a Miller cycle engine from 1995-2002 on a Mazda
Millenia 2.3lts V6, and currently in Japan 1.3 lts Mazda 2.
Other Manufactures such as Subaru are nowadays working
on prototype engines(Subaru B5-THP).

Miller Cycle Highlights

Intake valves closing is delayed and part of the air
goes back into the intake manifold.
Expansion ratio is increased without increasing
compression ratio by changing the shape of the
piston.
Excellent output power and specific power.
Thermal Efficiency improves without risk of
knocking, and pumping losses.
Actual compression stroke occurs in the latter 70%
to 80% of the compression stroke
NOx reduction.
Miller Cycle
Miller Cycle

Miller Cycle
01 is an isobaric process.
11 Intake blowback.
1a2a is an isentropic compression process.
2a3a is an isochoric heating process.
2a3a-4a combustion and expansion process.
3a-4a Isentropic expansion.
4a-1 Constant volume heat rejection
1-0 Constant pressure exhaust process
Miller cycle

Miller Cycle
Miller Cycle
2.3 Liter V6
Miller Cycle
Engine Size 2255 cc/2.3 L
Horsepower
210 hp
(157 kW) @
5300 rpm
Torque
210 lbft
(285 Nm) @
3500 rpm
20 mpg
-US
(12 L/100 km; 24 mpg
-
imp
)/28 mpg
-US
(8.4 L/100 km; 34 mpg
-
imp
)/23 mpg
-US
(10 L/100 km; 28 mpg
-
imp
)
REFERENCES
1.-Dante Giacossa Endothermic Engines (Motori Endotermici), Imprenta Juvenil,S.A.
Maracaibo,11 -08030 Barcelona, Espaa.
2.- http://www.mazda.com/mazdaspirit/env/engine/miller.html
3.- Hatamura, K. and Hayakawa, M.: A study of the
improvement effect of Miller-cycle on mean effective
pressure limit for high-pressure supercharged
gasoline engines, JSAE Review 18, 1997.
4.-Sieber. H, Weisser U. Holrler H, and Boulouchos, K; resduction NOX emissions of DI
Diesel Engine by Application of the Miller-System: An Experimental and Numkericla
Investigation. SAE paper No.960844, SAE Special publications, 1996 p.1238-1248.
5.-Fukuzawa Y..Shimoda H, Kahuhama Y., Endo, H, and Tabaka, K, Development of high
Efficiency Miller Cycle Gas Engine, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Technical Review Vol.
38 No3(Oct. 2001). P146-150
6.- Anderson. M. Assanis D. and Filipi Z., First and Second Alw Analysis of a Naturally-
Aspirated, Miller Cycle, SI engine with late intake Valve Closure, SAE Technical Paper
Series 980889, International Congress and Expositions Detroit Michigan February 23-
26,1998, p.1-16.