Particulate number and size distribution of dimethyl ether/gasoline combined injection spark ignition engines at medium engine speed and load

Fuel ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 122645
Author(s):  
Ping Sun ◽  
Jincheng Feng ◽  
Song Yang ◽  
Chao Wang ◽  
Kexin Cui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Size Distribution ◽  
Dimethyl Ether ◽  
Engine Speed ◽  
Spark Ignition ◽  
Spark Ignition Engines ◽  
Particulate Number

Impacts of combustion phasing, load, and speed on soot formation in spark-ignition engines

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 514-539
Author(s):  
Mitchell D Hageman ◽  
David A Rothamer
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Particle Size Distribution ◽  
Size Distribution ◽  
Residence Time ◽  
Engine Speed ◽  
Soot Formation ◽  
Direct Injection ◽  
Spark Ignition ◽  
Spark Ignition Engine ◽  
The Impact

The premixed prevaporized engine operation method was used to study the effects of main combustion thermodynamic properties and residence time on soot formation in a spark-ignition engine. Select cases were repeated under early-injection, nearly homogeneous, spark-ignition direct-injection operation to determine if the impact of the investigated parameters was the same or if the impact of in-cylinder liquid fuel injection and the resulting heterogeneous fuel-air mixture alters the trends. The original premixed prevaporized study hypothesized that soot is more likely to form after main combustion than during the main combustion event under completely homogeneous conditions. This hypothesis was tested in this study by performing premixed prevaporized combustion phasing sweeps at equivalence ratios (Φs) of 1.35 and 1.40. Both sweeps showed low sensitivity of the particle size distribution to significant changes in peak temperature and pressure during combustion, providing supporting evidence for the original hypothesis. This information was then used to design experiments to isolate the impacts of pressure (engine load) and residence time (engine speed). A premixed prevaporized load sweep showed that particulate emissions increase as a function of load/pressure. A spark-ignition direct-injection load variation showed similar pressure dependence for cases with in-homogeneous in-cylinder fuel-air distributions. A premixed prevaporized residence time variation (performed by changing engine speed) demonstrated an increase in soot formation with increased residence time. The results for identical spark-ignition direct-injection residence-time variations suggest a trade-off in soot formation between the effects of increased mixing time and increased residence time for spark-ignition direct-injection operation. The premixed prevaporized load and speed points were each investigated using Φ sweeps to determine the critical enrichment threshold for soot formation (ΦC) and the dependence of soot formation for Φ > ΦC. The spark-ignition direct-injection investigations were performed at Φ = 0.98, such that any soot formation above the non-fuel-related baseline particle size distribution could be attributed either to mixture heterogeneity or in-cylinder fuel films.

An Investigation on Size Distribution of Exhaust Particulate Emitted from Gasoline Engine

2011 ◽  
Vol 130-134 ◽  
pp. 2871-2875
Author(s):  
Yi Qiang Pei ◽  
Tong Li ◽  
Suo Zhu Pan
Keyword(s):  
Size Distribution ◽  
Engine Speed ◽  
Gasoline Engine ◽  
Number Concentration ◽  
Bimodal Size Distribution ◽  
Hot Start ◽  
Distribution Mode ◽  
Particulate Mass ◽  
Particulate Number ◽  
Exhaust Particulate

This study is carried out to characterize the size distribution of exhaust particulate from gasoline engine. Accordingto the results,particulate number concentrations show bimodal size distribution including nucleation and accumulation mode below the range of 50nm in coldstarting. While in hot start state, number concentration with bimodal size distribution different from coldstarting are less than 40nm in size.The distribution of particulate number,surface area and particulate mass characterized by nucleation and accumulation distribution mode goes below 40nm,and the trends go up with the increase of engine speed.

The influence of piston ring tribology on the diffusion of fuel through oil films

1997 ◽  
Vol 211 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Thomson ◽  
C. D. Radcliffe ◽  
C. M. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Film Thickness ◽  
Piston Ring ◽  
Engine Speed ◽  
Operating Temperature ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Spark Ignition ◽  
Effect Of Temperature ◽  
Hydrocarbon Emissions ◽  
Spark Ignition Engines ◽  
Oil Films

The absorption and desorption of fuel into oil films is considered to be responsible for a significant proportion of the unburnt hydrocarbon emissions from spark ignition engines. A model has been developed which allows the prediction of the effect of engine parameters on this source. Results show that engine speed, operating temperature and oil-film thickness are controlling parameters. The work highlights the link with ring pack tribology and makes some estimates on the overall effect of temperature and engine speed.

scholarly journals Ethanol/Gasoline Blends as Alternative Fuel in Last Generation Spark-Ignition Engines: A Review on CO and HC Engine Out Emissions

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (13) ◽  
pp. 4034
Author(s):  
Paolo Iodice ◽  
Massimo Cardone
Keyword(s):  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Alternative Fuels ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Alternative Fuel ◽  
Exhaust Emissions ◽  
Spark Ignition ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Spark Ignition Engine ◽  
Spark Ignition Engines ◽  
The Impact

Among the alternative fuels existing for spark-ignition engines, ethanol is considered worldwide as an important renewable fuel when mixed with pure gasoline because of its favorable physicochemical properties. An in-depth and updated investigation on the issue of CO and HC engine out emissions related to use of ethanol/gasoline fuels in spark-ignition engines is therefore necessary. Starting from our experimental studies on engine out emissions of a last generation spark-ignition engine fueled with ethanol/gasoline fuels, the aim of this new investigation is to offer a complete literature review on the present state of ethanol combustion in last generation spark-ignition engines under real working conditions to clarify the possible change in CO and HC emissions. In the first section of this paper, a comparison between physicochemical properties of ethanol and gasoline is examined to assess the practicability of using ethanol as an alternative fuel for spark-ignition engines and to investigate the effect on engine out emissions and combustion efficiency. In the next section, this article focuses on the impact of ethanol/gasoline fuels on CO and HC formation. Many studies related to combustion characteristics and exhaust emissions in spark-ignition engines fueled with ethanol/gasoline fuels are thus discussed in detail. Most of these experimental investigations conclude that the addition of ethanol with gasoline fuel mixtures can really decrease the CO and HC exhaust emissions of last generation spark-ignition engines in several operating conditions.

scholarly journals State of Art of Using Biofuels in Spark Ignition Engines

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 779
Author(s):  
Ashraf Elfasakhany
Keyword(s):  
Engine Performance ◽  
Spark Ignition ◽  
Pollutant Emissions ◽  
Spark Ignition Engines ◽  
Engine Emissions ◽  
Cold Starting ◽  
Starting Conditions ◽  
Unburned Hydrocarbons ◽  
Scientific Attention ◽  
State Of Art

Biofuels are receiving increased scientific attention, and recently different biofuels have been proposed for spark ignition engines. This paper presents the state of art of using biofuels in spark ignition engines (SIE). Different biofuels, mainly ethanol, methanol, i-butanol-n-butanol, and acetone, are blended together in single dual issues and evaluated as renewables for SIE. The biofuels were compared with each other as well as with the fossil fuel in SIE. Future biofuels for SIE are highlighted. A proposed method to reduce automobile emissions and reformulate the emissions into new fuels is presented and discussed. The benefits and weaknesses of using biofuels in SIE are summarized. The study established that ethanol has several benefits as a biofuel for SIE; it enhanced engine performance and decreased pollutant emissions significantly; however, ethanol showed some drawbacks, which cause problems in cold starting conditions and, additionally, the engine may suffer from a vapor lock situation. Methanol also showed improvements in engine emissions/performance similarly to ethanol, but it is poisonous biofuel and it has some sort of incompatibility with engine materials/systems; its being miscible with water is another disadvantage. The lowest engine performance was displayed by n-butanol and i-butanol biofuels, and they also showed the greatest amount of unburned hydrocarbons (UHC) and CO emissions, but the lowest greenhouse effect. Ethanol and methanol introduced the highest engine performance, but they also showed the greatest CO2 emissions. Acetone introduced a moderate engine performance and the best/lowest CO and UHC emissions. Single biofuel blends are also compared with dual ones, and the results showed the benefits of the dual ones. The study concluded that the next generation of biofuels is expected to be dual blended biofuels. Different dual biofuel blends are also compared with each other, and the results showed that the ethanol–methanol (EM) biofuel is superior in comparison with n-butanol–i-butanol (niB) and i-butanol–ethanol (iBE).

scholarly journals Modelling combustion in spark ignition engines with special emphasis on near wall flame quenching

2020 ◽  
pp. 146808742097290
Author(s):  
CP Ranasinghe ◽  
W Malalasekera
Keyword(s):  
Combustion Rate ◽  
Fractal Theory ◽  
Pressure Rise ◽  
Spark Ignition ◽  
Spatial Inhomogeneity ◽  
Combustion Model ◽  
Spark Ignition Engines ◽  
Flame Acceleration ◽  
Flame Quenching ◽  
Near Wall

A flame front is quenched when approaching a cold wall due to excessive heat loss. Accurate computation of combustion rate in such situations requires accounting for near wall flame quenching. Combustion models, developed without considering wall effects, cannot be used for wall bounded combustion modelling, as it leads to wall flame acceleration problem. In this work, a new model was developed to estimate the near wall combustion rate, accommodating quenching effects. The developed correlation was then applied to predict the combustion in two spark ignition engines in combination with the famous Bray–Moss–Libby (BML) combustion model. BML model normally fails when applied to wall bounded combustion due to flame wall acceleration. Results show that the proposed quenching correlation has significantly improved the performance of BML model in wall bounded combustion. As a second step, in order to further enhance the performance, the BML model was modified with the use of Kolmogorov–Petrovski–Piskunov analysis and fractal theory. In which, a new dynamic formulation is proposed to evaluate the mean flame wrinkling scale, there by accounting for spatial inhomogeneity of turbulence. Results indicate that the combination of the quenching correlation and the modified BML model has been successful in eliminating wall flame acceleration problem, while accurately predicting in-cylinder pressure rise, mass burn rates and heat release rates.

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