Machine learning assisted prediction of exhaust gas temperature of a heavy-duty natural gas spark ignition engine

2021 ◽  
Vol 300 ◽  
pp. 117413
Author(s):  
Jinlong Liu ◽  
Qiao Huang ◽  
Christopher Ulishney ◽  
Cosmin E. Dumitrescu
Author(s):  
Mehrzad Kaiadi ◽  
Per Tunestal ◽  
Bengt Johansson

High EGR rates combined with turbocharging has been identified as a promising way to increase the maximum load and efficiency of heavy duty spark ignition Natural Gas engines. With stoichiometric conditions a three way catalyst can be used which means that regulated emissions can be kept at very low levels. Most of the heavy duty NG engines are diesel engines which are converted for SI operation. These engine’s components are in common with the diesel-engine which put limits on higher exhaust gas temperature. The engines have lower maximum load level than the corresponding diesel engines. This is mainly due to the lower density of NG, lower compression ratio and limits on knocking and also high exhaust gas temperature. They also have lower efficiency due to mainly the lower compression ratio and the throttling losses. However performing some modifications on the engines such as redesigning the engine’s piston in a way to achieve higher compression ratio and more turbulence, modifying EGR system and optimizing the turbocharging system will result in improving the overall efficiency and the maximum load limit of the engine. This paper presents the detailed information about the engine modifications which result in improving the overall efficiency and extending the maximum load of the engine. Control-related problems associated with the higher loads are also identified and appropriate solutions are suggested.


2014 ◽  
Vol 555 ◽  
pp. 375-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stelian Tarulescu ◽  
Adrian Soica

This paper present a study regarding the emissions produced at the engine cold start. Also, the paper presents a brief survey of current extra emissions estimation methods. The main goal of this work is to describe the relative cold start extra emissions as a function of exhaust gas temperature. Experimental research has been done for a light vehicle, Dacia Sandero, equipped with a 1390 cm3 Renault spark ignition engine (Power = 55 kW at 5500 rpm). There were been made several tests, in different temperature conditions, in the could season, using a portable analyzer, GA-21 plus (produced by Madur Austria). The parameters measured with the analyzer and used in the analysis are: CO, NO, NOx and SO2. It was concluded that the highest pollutants values ​​are recorded until the point when the catalyst comes into operation (when the gas temperature entering the catalyst is approx. 200 oC) and exhaust gas temperature is 40-50 oC. In order to accomplish a mathematical approximation of CO, NO and SO2 in function of exhaust gas temperature, logarithmic approximations and polynomial regressions were used. The curves resulted from the mathematical model can be used to approximate the level of CO, NO and SO2, for similar vehicles.


2021 ◽  
Vol 09 (08) ◽  
pp. 53-78
Author(s):  
Joseph Lungu ◽  
Lennox Siwale ◽  
Rudolph Joe Kashinga ◽  
Shadreck Chama ◽  
Akos Bereczky

Author(s):  
Karthik Nithyanandan ◽  
Chia-fon F. Lee ◽  
Han Wu ◽  
Jiaxiang Zhang

Acetone-Butanol-Ethanol (ABE), an intermediate product in the ABE fermentation process for producing bio-butanol, is considered a promising alternative fuel because it not only preserves the advantages of oxygenated fuels which typically emit fewer pollutants, but also lowers the cost of fuel recovery for each individual component during fermentation. An experiment was conducted using a Ford single-cylinder spark-ignition (SI) research engine to investigate the potential of ABE as an SI engine fuel. Blends of pure gasoline and ABE, ranging from 0% to 80% vol. ABE, were created and the performance and emission characteristics were compared with pure gasoline as the baseline. Measurements of brake torque and exhaust gas temperature along with in-cylinder pressure traces were used to study the performance of the engine and measurements of emissions of unburned hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxides were used to compare the fuels in terms of combustion byproducts. Experiments were performed at a constant engine speed and a comparison was made on the basis of similar power output (Brake Mean Effective Pressure (BMEP)). In-cylinder pressure data showed that the peak pressure of all the blends was slightly lower than that of gasoline, except for ABE80 which showed a slightly higher and advanced peak relative to gasoline. ABE showed an increase in brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC); while exhaust gas temperature and nitrogen oxide measurements show that ABE combusts at a lower peak temperature. The emissions of unburned hydrocarbons were higher compared to those of gasoline but the CO emissions were lower. Of particular interest is the combined effect of the higher laminar flame speed (LFS) and higher latent heat of vaporization of ABE fuels on the combustion process.


2020 ◽  
pp. 431-434
Author(s):  
Oliver Arndt

This paper deals with the conversion of coke fired lime kilns to gas and the conclusions drawn from the completed projects. The paper presents (1) the decision process associated with the adoption of the new technology, (2) the necessary steps of the conversion, (3) the experiences and issues which occurred during the first campaign, (4) the impacts on the beet sugar factory (i.e. on the CO2 balance and exhaust gas temperature), (5) the long term impressions and capabilities of several campaigns of operation, (6) the details of available technologies and (7) additional benefits that would justify a conversion from coke to natural gas operation on existing lime kilns. (8) Forecast view to develop systems usable for alternative gaseous fuels (e.g. biogas).


2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. R. Munshi ◽  
C. Nedelcu ◽  
J. Harris ◽  
T. Edwards ◽  
J. Williams ◽  
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