scholarly journals Computational investigations on port injected DEE in a biogas inducted HCCI engine

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Karthick Jairam ◽  
Feroskhan Mohammed Musthafa ◽  
Kishorre Annanth Vijayan ◽  
Manimaran Renganathan
Keyword(s):  
Diethyl Ether ◽  
Equivalence Ratio ◽  
Alternative Fuels ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Fuel Mixture ◽  
Independent Study ◽  
Injection System ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Injection Mode

Owing to global climate change and atmospheric pollution, several automobile manufacturing companies look for homogeneously charged engines to satisfy strict emission levels. In the present work, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) investigations have been carried out to showcase the homogeneity of air-fuel mixture formation by port fuel injection and manifold fuel injection of a Biogas-Diethyl Ether (DEE) homogeneous charge compression engine (HCCI). The distributions of equivalence ratio based on fuel and the total air-fuel mixture is formulated and found to be in close agreement with the literature. Earlier investigations have shown that the use of biogas as a single fuel causes lower power output compared to other alternative fuels. Hence the present study is planned to use biogas with DEE as an ignition improver via fuel injection systems to find the best suitable fuel injection system. In the mesh independent study, port injection mode is found to perform better against the manifold injection mode when compared with the homogeneity factor. Iso-volumes of excess-air ratio based on biogas, diethyl ether and other variables such as the density, turbulent kinetic energy, turbulent dissipation rate of air-fuel mixture influencing the homogeneity and equivalence ratio are studied for better in-cylinder distribution under the port injection mode.

scholarly journals Research on combustion process of gasoline homogenous charge compression ignition engine

2018 ◽  
Vol 184 ◽  
pp. 01013
Author(s):  
Corneliu Cofaru ◽  
Mihaela Virginia Popescu
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Research ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Combustion Process ◽  
Fuel Mixture ◽  
Spark Ignition Engine ◽  
Injection System ◽  
Compression Ignition ◽  
Compression Ignition Engine ◽  
Engine Operation ◽  
Homogenous Charge Compression Ignition

The paper presents the research designed to develop a HCCI (Homogenous Charge Compression Ignition) engine starting from a spark ignition engine platform. The chosen test engine was a single cylinder, four strokes provided with a carburettor. The results of experimental research data obtained on this version were used as a baseline for the next phase of the research. In order to obtain the HCCI configuration, the engine was modified, as follows: the compression ratio was increased from 9.7 to 11.5 to ensure that the air – fuel mixture auto-ignite and to improve the engine efficiency; the carburettor was replaced by a direct fuel injection system in order to control precisely the fuel mass per cycle taking into account the measured intake air-mass; the valves shape were modified to provide a safety engine operation by ensuring the provision of sufficient clearance beetween the valve and the piston; the exchange gas system was changed from fixed timing to variable valve timing to have the possibilities of modification of quantities of trapped burnt gases. The cylinder processes were simulated on virtual model. The experimental research works were focused on determining the parameters which control the combustion timing of HCCI engine to obtain the best energetic and ecologic parameters.

scholarly journals Impact of diethyl ether in blends with diesel fuel on acceleration process of the diesel engine

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (12) ◽  
pp. 411-414
Author(s):  
Wincenty Lotko ◽  
Krzysztof Górski ◽  
Jerzy Stobiecki
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Diethyl Ether ◽  
Diesel Fuel ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Diesel Oil ◽  
Injection System ◽  
Acceleration Process ◽  
Engine Fuel

The paper presents results of the crankshaft acceleration process of the diesel engine fuelled with diesel oil - diethyl ether blends. In particular mixtures of diesel fuel with addition of 5, 10, 15 and 20 % by volume were tested. Results confirmed that DEE addition has negative impact on acceleration process of the AD3.152 engine. However it should be pointed that tests were carried out for nominal settings of the engine fuel injection system. It means that these settings were not optimal for tested blends with different physico-chemical properties compared to regular diesel fuel.

scholarly journals Spray Characteristics at Preheating Temperatur of Diesel-Biodiesel-Gasoline Fuel Blend

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 134
Author(s):  
Moch Miftahul Arifin ◽  
Nasrul Ilminnafik ◽  
Muh. Nurkoyim Kustanto ◽  
Agus Triono
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engines ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Fuel Mixture ◽  
Spray Angle ◽  
Injection System ◽  
Spray Characteristics ◽  
Fuel Blend ◽  
Spray Tip Penetration

Technological developments in diesel engines require improvements to the fuel injection system to meet the criteria for economical, high-power and efficient combustion and meet environmental regulatory standards. One method that has a lot of interest is changing the characteristics of the fuel, with the aim of producing optimal combustion. Spray characteristics have a big role in determining the quality of combustion in diesel engines. A good spray can improve the quality of fuel atomization and the homogeneity of the air-fuel mixture in the combustion chamber so that it can produce good engine performance and low emissions. This study aims to determine the effect of a diesel-biodiesel (Calophyllum inophyllum)-gasoline blendandfuel heating on the spray characteristics. The research was conducted with variations in composition (B0, B100, B30, B30G5 and B30G10) and fuel heating (40, 60, 80, and 100 °C). Fuel injected atapressure of 17 MPa in to a pressure chamber of 3 bar. The spray formed was recorded with a high-speed camera of 480 fps (resolution 224x168 pixel). In B100 biodiesel, the highest viscosity and density cause high spray tip penetration, small spray angle, and high spray velocity. The addition of diesel oil, gasoline, and heating fuel reduces the viscosity and density so that the spray tip penetration decreases, the spray angle increases and the velocity of spray decreases.

An Investigation of Lean Burn in a 2-Valve TJ376QE SI Engine

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu-Liang Liu ◽  
Tian-You Wang ◽  
Hong-Jun Su ◽  
Xing Li ◽  
Jian-Wen Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gasoline Engine ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Single Injection ◽  
Fuel Mixture ◽  
Strength Distribution ◽  
Injection System ◽  
Si Engine ◽  
Lean Burn ◽  
Load Range ◽  
Intake Swirl

The intake system of a 2-Valve TJ376QE gasoline engine was modified so that its intake swirl and tumble motions were considerably intensified. The stronger air motions are helpful to organize air and fuel mixture strength distribution. The previous port electronic fuel injection system was modified and the technique of TEFI (Twice Electronic Fuel Injection per cycle) is employed. Through regulations of the two injection timings and proportions, an adequate air and fuel mixture stratification–quasi-homogenous mixture was produced and the lean burn can be realized in a product 2-valve S.I. engine. The experimental results show that the scope of bsfc reduction can be >10 % at quite wide load range by ether 1 injection or by 2 injections. Comparing to the conventional single injection, a leaner mixture can be used by TEFI and an even more reduced fuel consumption of 5% was reached by 2 injections. The optimized values of A/F ratio can be higher by 2–3 units of A/F than that of the single injection method. The TEFI can reduce NOx emission by 35–50% than that of single injection at engine load (bmep) range of 0.20–0.75 (MPa).

Exposure of thermoplastics to methanol–gasoline blends: A material compatibility study

2022 ◽  
pp. 009524432110588
Author(s):  
Meenakshi Halada Nandakrishnan ◽  
Shruthi Balakrishna ◽  
Preeti Nair
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Alternative Fuels ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Injection System ◽  
Compatibility Study ◽  
Fuel Blend ◽  
Post Exposure ◽  
Fuel Tanks ◽  
Loss Of Mass ◽  
Gain Loss

Alcohols are increasingly being looked upon as the most viable alternative to the conventional sources of energy. Methanol is the first member of the alcohol family and can be easily synthesized from syngas. It is an attractive blend to gasoline due to its advantageous properties. There is a necessity to make sure that the infrastructure is ready to adapt these alternative fuels. Hence, the aim of this study is to assess the degradation of widely used thermoplastics in fuel tanks, pipes, and the fuel injection system, namely, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polyethyleneterephthalate (PET), and high density polyethylene (HDPE) post exposure to methanol–gasoline blends (P100, M15, and M30) for a period of 4, 10, and 30 days. The effects of the exposure were examined by comparing changes in gain/loss of mass, hardness, elongation, and tensile strength. The surface morphology changes of the polymeric coupons were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and their elemental analysis was done by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The studied materials were found to gain mass in the order HDPE > PTFE >PET. The decrease in hardness was found to be more in HDPE followed by PTFE and PET. PTFE and PET showed reduction in strength but an increase in tensile strength was observed for HDPE post exposure to fuel blend. Highest change in elongation was found in HDPE followed by PTFE and PET. The changes were found to be the least in P100 followed by M15 and maximum in M30 blends for all immersion periods.

scholarly journals Measurement and modeling of the generation and the transport of entropy waves in a model gas turbine combustor

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 299-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominik Wassmer ◽  
Bruno Schuermans ◽  
Christian Oliver Paschereit ◽  
Jonas P Moeck
Keyword(s):  
Equivalence Ratio ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Fuel Mixture ◽  
Combustion Noise ◽  
Gas Temperature ◽  
Gas Turbine Combustor ◽  
Reactor Model ◽  
Convection Diffusion ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Model Gas Turbine Combustor

Indirect combustion noise is caused by entropy spots that are accelerated at the first turbine stage. These so-called entropy waves originate from the equivalence ratio fluctuations in the air–fuel mixture upstream of the flame. As entropy waves propagate convectively through the combustion chamber, they are subject to diffusion and dispersion. Because of the inherent difficulty of accurately measuring the burned gas temperature with sufficient temporal resolution, experimental data of entropy waves are scarce. In this work, the transfer function between equivalence ratio fluctuations and entropy fluctuations is modeled by a linearized reactor model, and the transport of entropy waves is investigated based on a convection-diffusion model. Temperature fluctuations are measured by means of a novel measurement technique at different axial positions downstream of the premixed flame, which is forced by periodic fuel injection. Experiments with various flow velocities and excitation frequencies enable model validation over a wide range of parameters.

scholarly journals Performance of an agricultural engine using mineral diesel and ethanol fuels

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo Silveira de Farias ◽  
◽  
José Fernando Schlosser ◽  
Alexandre Russini ◽  
Ulisses Giacomini Frantz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Fuels ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Diesel Oil ◽  
Injection System ◽  
Performance Parameters ◽  
Global Demand ◽  
Speed Range ◽  
Environmental Requirements ◽  
Agricultural Use

ABSTRACT: The global demand for alternatives for mineral diesel oil is growing due to the need for satisfying sustainability and environmental requirements, forcing industries and research institutions to develop new alternative fuels. The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance parameters of an agricultural engine using two different fuels: mineral diesel oil and ethanol. The experiment was conducted on a dynamometric stand using two engines for agricultural use but with a modified fuel injection system, suitable for both diesel and ethanol, in the speed range 1200-2300rpm. The performance of the engines was analyzed considering the power take-off from the tractors for each fuel, as established in the standard NBR ISO 1585. The data obtained showed that at the working speed that provides 540rpm at the power take-off, the engine performance changed when powered by ethanol, with a reduction in the maximum power and increased specific fuel consumption.

scholarly journals NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF THE AIR-FUEL MIXTURE IN INDIRECT AND DIRECT INJECTION OF FOUR-STROKE ENGINES

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 89
Author(s):  
G. G. Narcizo ◽  
D. A. Miranda
Keyword(s):  
Internal Combustion Engines ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Direct Injection ◽  
Fuel Mixture ◽  
Combustion Efficiency ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
Injection System ◽  
Scholarly Work ◽  
Ansys Fluent ◽  
Dynamics Simulations

The quality of the air-fuel mixture in internal combustion engines directly affects the combustion efficiency, therefore a good design of the combustion chamber combined with the correct fuel injection system, can provide a better use of this mixture and increase the efficiency of the engine. Considering these aspects, this scholarly work presents a comparative study of the indirect injection system and direct fuel injection, analyzing the way the mixture behaves in these two conditions. For this, the Ansys Fluent simulation software was used, in which were applied computational fluid dynamics simulations of the air-fuel mixture. The objective of this scholarly work is to contribute to the development of the injection systems, enabling the improvement of new studies and developments of new nozzle models can be performed.

scholarly journals Impact of Alternative Paraffinic Fuels on the Durability of a Modern Common Rail Injection System

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 4166
Author(s):  
Carmen Mata ◽  
Jakub Piaszyk ◽  
José Antonio Soriano ◽  
José Martín Herreros ◽  
Athanasios Tsolakis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Fuel ◽  
Alternative Fuels ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Common Rail ◽  
Injection System ◽  
Fuel Injection System ◽  
Fuel Blend ◽  
Diesel Fuel Injection ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Conventional Diesel Fuel

Common rail (CR) diesel fuel injection systems are very sensitive to variations in fuel properties, thus the impact of alternative fuels on the durability of the injection system should be investigated when considering the use of alternative fuels. This work studies a high-pressure CR (HPCR) diesel fuel injection system operating for 400 h in an injection test bench, using a fuel blend composed of an alternative paraffinic fuel and conventional diesel (50PF50D). The alternative fuel does not have aromatic components and has lower density than conventional diesel fuel. The injection system durability study was carried out under typical injection pressure and fuel temperature for the fuel pump, the common rail and the injector. The results show that the HPCR fuel injection system and its components (e.g., piston, spring, cylinder, driveshaft and cam) have no indication of damage, wear or change in surface roughness. The absence of internal wear to the components of the injection system is supported by the approximately constant total flow rate that reaches the injector during the whole the 400 h of the experiment. However, the size of the injector nozzle holes was decreased (approximately 12%), being consistent with the increase in the return fuel flow of the injector and rail (approximately 13%) after the completion of the study. Overall, the injection system maintained its operability during the whole duration of the durability study, which encourages the use of paraffinic fuels as an alternative to conventional diesel fuel.

Characterization of N-Butanol High Pressure Injection From Modern Common Rail Injection System

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tongyang Gao ◽  
Kelvin Xie ◽  
Shui Yu ◽  
Xiaoye Han ◽  
Meiping Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Diesel Fuel ◽  
Alternative Fuels ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Pressure Rise ◽  
Injection Rate ◽  
Common Rail ◽  
Injection System ◽  
Rate Measurement ◽  
Direct Imaging

Increasing attention has being paid to alternative fuels that have the potential to reduce overall greenhouse gas emissions and fossil fuel dependence. The alcohol fuel n-butanol, as one of the advanced biofuels, can be potentially utilized as a partial or complete substitute for the diesel fuel in diesel engines. Experimental results from literature, as well as from the authors’ previous research, have shown promising trend of low soot and nitrogen oxides emissions from the combustion with n-butanol high pressure direct injection. However, due to the significant fuel property differences between n-butanol and diesel, the fuel delivery mechanism and combustion control algorithm need to be optimized for n-butanol use. A better understanding of the high pressure n-butanol injection characteristics, such as the injector opening/closing delays and spray droplet sizes, can provide the guidance for the control optimization and insights to the empirical observations of engine combustion and emissions. Meanwhile, the experimental data could be used for the model development of the n-butanol high pressure fuel injection events. In this work, injection rate measurement, high-speed video direct imaging, and phase Doppler anemometry (PDA) analysis of neat n-butanol and diesel fuel have been conducted with a light-duty high pressure common-rail fuel injection system. The injection rate measurement was performed with an offline injection rate analyzer at 20 bar backpressure to obtain the key parameters of the injector opening/closing delays, and the instantaneous pressure rise. The spray direct imaging was carried out in a pressurized chamber, and the PDA measurement was conducted on a test bench at ambient temperature and pressure. The injector dynamics and spray behavior with respect to the different fuels, variation of injection pressures, and variation of injection durations are discussed.

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