Now in Public Beta — Engine Simulator, Spray Calculator & EV Battery Suite. Free for approved researchers. Request researcher access →
Research-Grade Engineering Simulation

The Engine
Research Platform

Browser-native tools for engine thermodynamics, fuel spray dynamics, and EV battery modeling.

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Peer-validated thermodynamics
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What we build

Five tools. One mission.

Research-grade combustion software built for researchers and engineers.

Live · Beta

Fuel Spray Calculator

Droplet SMD, spray penetration, cone angle, and D² evaporation — without a wind tunnel. Export CSV + SVG.

Live · Beta

EV Battery Suite

ECM modeling, SOC/SOH estimation, thermal coupling, CC-CV charging, and degradation analysis — 6+ chemistries.

No Sign-In Required

CFD Calculators

Reynolds, y⁺, turbulence properties, and non-dimensional numbers — four browser tools, instant results.

Coming Soon

CFD Training & Consulting

Structured courses by an active combustion researcher. CONVERGE, GT-Power, HPC — real workflows, not toy tutorials.

The Math, Not Marketing

Real combustion physics, not a black box

Every result traces back to published, peer-reviewed equations — the same ones used in combustion research labs. Nothing here is a hand-wavy approximation.

// Wiebe Heat Release Function
Models the fraction of fuel mass burned x_b through the engine cycle. a and m are shape factors fit to real cylinder-pressure data — this is the same function used in GT-Power and CONVERGE for 0-D/1-D combustion modeling.

AgniCycle's simulator solves this across 2,881 discrete crank-angle steps per cycle, coupled to a full first-law energy balance on the cylinder control volume. The thermodynamic property models trace to peer-reviewed combustion literature for diesel, gasoline, and alternative fuels.

It's a 0-D tool — fast enough to run instantly in your browser, accurate enough to use as a baseline before committing to a multi-hour 3-D CFD run.

2,881
Crank-angle steps / cycle
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Time to first result
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Fuel families validated
Built For Different People

Same physics engine, different reasons to use it

Three very different people open AgniCycle every week — each one comes for something else.

🎓
Students
Build real intuition for engine cycles, spray breakup, and thermodynamics by changing a slider and watching the physics respond instantly — no license, no install, no waiting for a campus HPC queue.
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Researchers
Sanity-check a hypothesis or pre-screen a sweep of operating conditions in seconds before committing hours of CONVERGE or OpenFOAM compute time to the cases that actually matter.
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Industry Engineers
Run a fast feasibility check on a fuel blend or injection strategy before scoping a full simulation contract — get a defensible first-order answer the same afternoon you ask the question.
About AgniCycle™

The name, the mission,
the physics

Agni — the classical Sanskrit word for fire and ignition. Cycle — the continuous thermodynamic loop at the heart of every engine. Together: a platform built to model the controlled burn that powers our world.

Our mission is to make research-grade simulation accessible — so every combustion engineer, not just those with institutional software licenses, can push alternative fuels to their thermodynamic limits and accelerate the path to clean propulsion.

AgniCycle tools are built and maintained by active researchers. The physics you interact with is the same physics used in daily research — not a simplified demo.

Built for Researchers
Built by active researchers for active researchers. Every tool reflects real research workflow, not academic prototypes.
Free, no license fees — ever
Great combustion tools shouldn't require a $50k/yr institutional license. AgniCycle runs entirely in your browser — no install, no subscription, no lock-in.
Peer-validated thermodynamics
Every equation traces to peer-reviewed combustion literature — accurate enough to publish with.
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Built by Dr. Dhananjay Kumar, an active combustion researcher
Every tool reflects his own research practice — not an abstracted demo.
Meet the team
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know about AgniCycle tools and the physics behind them.

General
Is AgniCycle free to use?
During our current beta, yes — free for approved researchers and students. Request access with your institutional email, and once an admin approves your account you get full access to Engine Simulator, Spray Calculator, and EV Battery Suite at no cost. We're prioritizing academic and research use over general public access right now, to support real research and science. As the platform grows beyond beta, we may introduce a paid tier (for example, for commercial/industry use) — pricing isn't finalized yet and will be announced well in advance.
Do I need to install anything?
No. Every AgniCycle tool runs entirely client-side in your browser using TypeScript compiled to WebAssembly-optimized JavaScript. No download, no local server, no pip install. Works on Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge.
Who is AgniCycle designed for?
Graduate students and postdocs doing combustion or EV battery research, university instructors teaching thermodynamics or engine design, and industry engineers doing rapid concept evaluation. If you've ever wanted research-grade simulation without a GT-Suite or MATLAB license, AgniCycle is built for you.
Engine Simulator
How accurate is the engine simulator?
The zero-dimensional solver uses a double-Wiebe heat release model with 2,881 discrete crank-angle steps, validated against published experimental data for diesel, gasoline, and alternative fuel engines. The thermodynamic models trace to peer-reviewed combustion literature — accurate enough to use as a baseline for published research. It is a 0-D tool, not a replacement for 3-D CFD like CONVERGE.
What fuels does the engine simulator support?
12+ fuel models are included: gasoline, diesel, hydrogen (H₂), ammonia (NH₃), dimethyl ether (DME), methanol, ethanol, CNG, LPG, biodiesel blends, propane, and custom blend inputs. Each model has independently validated lower heating values, stoichiometric ratios, and combustion timing characteristics.
How does AgniCycle compare to GT-Power?
AgniCycle is complementary, not a replacement. GT-Power is the industry standard for full engine system simulation including intake/exhaust acoustics, turbocharger maps, and multi-cylinder networks. AgniCycle excels at rapid parametric studies — you can sweep 100 fuel/load combinations in the time GT-Power takes to set up a single run. Think of it as a fast, zero-friction screening tool before you commit to a full GT-Power model.
Can I export simulation results?
Yes. The Engine Simulator exports P-V diagrams, cylinder pressure traces, heat release rate curves, and NOₓ/knock indices as CSV. The Spray Calculator exports droplet size distributions and penetration curves as CSV and SVG. Export buttons are in the toolbar of each tool.
Spray Calculator
What does the Spray Calculator model?
Fuel injection spray characteristics using peer-validated empirical correlations: droplet Sauter Mean Diameter (Hiroyasu–Arai and Reitz–Diwakar correlations), spray tip penetration across both momentum- and drag-controlled regimes, spray cone angle, and droplet evaporation via the D² law. Covers diesel, biodiesel, DME, and ethanol blends (E10–E85), and reports the Weber and Ohnesorge numbers that govern the droplet breakup regime.
EV Battery Suite
What does the EV Battery Suite simulate?
The EV Battery Suite uses Equivalent Circuit Models (ECM) to simulate battery behavior across 6+ chemistries — NMC-811, NMC-622, LFP, NCA, LCO, and LTO. Simulations cover CC-CV charging protocols, state-of-charge (SOC) and state-of-health (SOH) estimation, bidirectional thermal coupling, and cycle degradation/aging analysis — all running in real time in the browser.
CFD Calculators
Are the CFD Calculators free? Do I need an account?
Yes — unlike the 3 main simulation tools above, the 4 CFD Calculators (Reynolds number & hydraulic diameter, y⁺ / first-cell-height, turbulence properties, and non-dimensional numbers) are completely free with no sign-in required. They're built for quick, everyday CFD setup checks — meshing decisions, boundary conditions, flow-regime sanity checks — without needing a researcher account.
Research & Academic Use
Can I cite AgniCycle results in publications?
Yes — the underlying thermodynamic models are grounded in peer-reviewed combustion literature and are appropriate for use as a baseline or screening tool in academic work. See How to Cite AgniCycle for ready-to-use APA and BibTeX formats for each tool. If you publish a larger study, reach out — we'd love to hear about your research and can assist with methodology descriptions.
Support
How do I report a bug or request a feature?
Email support@agnicycle.com or connect via LinkedIn. Response time is typically 24–48 hours. Every bug report is taken seriously — these tools are used for active research, so correctness matters.
Roadmap

What we're building

AgniCycle is in active development. Here's what's live, what's in progress, and what's coming next.

Phase 1 · Now
Foundation
Live
  • Zero-D IC Engine Cycle Simulator (v1.3)
  • Double-Wiebe combustion model
  • Fuel Spray Calculator (SMD, penetration, cone angle)
  • CFD Training & Consulting (CONVERGE, GT-Power)
  • Researcher & Academic / Instructor user modes
  • Advanced Research Workspace Invite-only
  • Public launch at agnicycle.github.io
Phase 2 · Coming Soon
Expansion
In Development
  • Advanced Research Workspace — open to all registered users
  • Multi-cylinder engine configuration
  • 1D gas exchange — intake & exhaust modeling
  • Knock prediction & knock-limited spark advance
  • Turbocharger & supercharger performance maps
  • Emissions estimation — NOx, soot, CO, HC
  • Shareable simulation states via URL
Phase 3 · Future
Platform
Planned
  • Alternative fuel certification toolkit (H₂, NH₃, e-fuels)
  • Real-time collaboration & shared workspaces
  • API access for programmatic simulation runs
  • Export to GT-Power & CONVERGE input formats
  • Integrated spray–combustion coupling
  • Mobile-optimized interface

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