Fuel efficiency analysis and peak pressure rise rate improvement for neat n-butanol injection strategies

2016 ◽  
Vol 231 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marko Jeftić ◽  
Zhenyi Yang ◽  
Graham T Reader ◽  
Ming Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Monoxide ◽  
Peak Pressure ◽  
Pressure Rise ◽  
Single Shot ◽  
Pilot Injection ◽  
Post Injection ◽  
Pressure Rise Rate ◽  
Rise Rate ◽  
Main Injection ◽  
Injection Strategies

Engine tests were conducted to investigate the efficiency and the peak pressure rise rate performance of different fuel injection strategies for the direct injection of neat n-butanol in a compression ignition engine. Three different strategies were tested: a single-shot injection; a pilot injection; a post-injection. A single-shot injection timing sweep revealed that early injections had the highest indicated efficiency while late injections reduced the peak pressure rise rate at the cost of a slightly reduced thermal efficiency. Delayed single-shot injections also had increased emissions of nitrogen oxides, total hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide. Addition of a pilot injection had a negative effect on the peak pressure rise rate. Because of the low cetane number of butanol and the relatively lean and well-premixed air–fuel mixture, the pilot injection failed to autoignite and instead ignited simultaneously with the main injection. This resulted in slightly increased peak pressure rise rates and significantly increased unburned butanol hydrocarbon emissions. Conversely, the use of an early post-injection produced a noticeable engine power output and allowed the main injection to be shortened and the peak pressure rise rate to be substantially reduced. However, relatively early post-injections slightly reduced the indicated efficiency and increased the nitrogen oxide emissions and the carbon monoxide emissions compared with the single-shot injection strategy. These results recommended the use of a single-shot injection for low loads and medium loads owing to a superior thermal efficiency and suggested that the application of a post-injection may be more suited to high-load conditions because of the substantially reduced peak pressure rise rates.

Post Injection Strategy for the Reduction of the Peak Pressure Rise Rate of Neat N-Butanol Combustion

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marko Jeftić ◽  
Ming Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Peak Pressure ◽  
Pressure Rise ◽  
Injection Timing ◽  
Post Injection ◽  
Compression Ignition ◽  
Cylinder Pressure ◽  
Compression Ignition Engine ◽  
Pressure Rise Rate ◽  
Injection Duration ◽  
Rise Rate

Enhanced premixed combustion of neat butanol in a compression ignition engine can have challenges with regards to the peak pressure rise rate and the peak in-cylinder pressure. It was proposed to utilize a butanol post injection to reduce the peak pressure rise rate and the peak in-cylinder pressure while maintaining a constant engine load. Post injection timing and duration sweeps were carried out with neat n-butanol in a compression ignition engine. The post injection timing sweep results indicated that the use of an early butanol post injection reduced the peak pressure rise rate and the peak in-cylinder pressure and it was observed that there was an optimal post injection timing range for the maximum reduction of these parameters. The results also showed that an early post injection of butanol increased the nitrogen oxide emissions and an FTIR analysis revealed that late post injections increased the emissions of unburned butanol. The post injection duration sweep indicated that the peak pressure rise rate was significantly reduced by increasing the post injection duration at constant load conditions. There was also a reduction in the peak in-cylinder pressure. Measurements with a hydrogen mass spectrometer showed that there was an increased presence of hydrogen in the exhaust gas when the post injection duration was increased but the total yield of hydrogen was relatively low. It was observed that the coefficient of variation for the indicated mean effective pressure was significantly increased and that the indicated thermal efficiency was reduced when the post injection duration was increased. The results also showed that there were increased nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, and total hydrocarbon emissions for larger post injections. Although the use of a post injection resulted in emission and thermal efficiency penalties at medium load conditions, the results demonstrated that the post injection strategy successfully reduced the peak pressure rise rate and this characteristic can be potentially useful for higher load applications where the peak pressure rise rate is of greater concern.

Combustion parameter evaluation of diesel engine via vibration acceleration signal

2021 ◽  
pp. 146808742110308
Author(s):  
Pan Zhang ◽  
Wenzhi Gao ◽  
Yong Li ◽  
Zhaoyi Wei
Keyword(s):  
Peak Pressure ◽  
Pressure Rise ◽  
Peak Position ◽  
Maximum Pressure ◽  
Cylinder Pressure ◽  
Combustion Control ◽  
Pressure Rise Rate ◽  
Acceleration Signal ◽  
Rise Rate ◽  
Start Of Combustion

Efficient combustion control has increasingly become a quality requirement for automobile manufacturers because of its impact on pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions. In view of this, the management system development of modern internal combustion engines is mainly aimed at combustion control. The real-time detection of in-cylinder pressure characteristic parameters has a considerable significance on the closed-loop combustion control of the internal combustion engine. This paper presents a detection method in which the start of combustion, peak pressure, maximum pressure rise rate, and phase of maximum pressure rise rate are identified through vibration acceleration signal. In order to analyze the relationship between vibration and in-cylinder pressure signal, experimental data are acquired in a diesel engine by implementing various injection strategies and engine operating conditions (speed and load). The results show that the start of combustion can be detected by analyzing its relationship with the peak position of the filtered vibration signal, and the phase of the maximum pressure rise rate can be identified by examining its relationship with the zero-cross position that is adjacent to the right of the peak position. Moreover, the filtered vibration signals are also truncated in the same length and utilized as inputs for algorithms to detect the peak pressure and the maximum pressure rise rate. The algorithms are mainly performed on data compression (or feature extraction) and target regression. Major algorithms, such as one-dimensional convolutional neural network, compression sensing, wavelet decomposition, multilayer perceptron, and support vector machine, are tested. Various experimental results verify that for the test engine the phase detection accuracy of the start of combustion and maximum pressure rise rate is less than 1.7°CA for a 95% prediction interval width. For the detection of the peak pressure and maximum pressure rise rate, the normalized error threshold is set as 0.05, then the accuracies can be not less than 95%.

Effect of Pilot Injection on Diesel Knock in a Small-Bore Optical Engine

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alvin M. Rusly ◽  
Sanghoon Kook ◽  
Evatt R. Hawkes ◽  
Renlin Zhang
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Pressure Rise ◽  
Pilot Injection ◽  
Cylinder Pressure ◽  
High Speed Imaging ◽  
Term Operation ◽  
Optical Engine ◽  
Injection Duration ◽  
Rise Rate ◽  
Main Injection

Diesel knock is a phenomenon that generates undesirable noise and vibration that can be destructive to diesel engine structures and components for long-term operation. The diesel knock occurs when a large quantity of air-fuel is mixed prior to combustion when the ignition delay is long. This leads to a drastic pressure rise during the premixed phase of the combustion, which is followed by a pressure ringing. The main focus of this study is to examine effect of pilot injection on the pressure ringing and associated in-cylinder flame behaviour. In a single-cylinder small-bore optical engine, in-cylinder pressure measurement and high-speed imaging of the natural combustion luminosity have been performed. Results demonstrate that pilot injection helps reduce the in-cylinder pressure ringing by reducing the pressure rise rate of the main injection. Moreover, oscillation of the flames observed during the knocking events appears to diminish when the pilot injection is applied. How the pilot injection duration and timing affect the diesel knock behaviour is also discussed in detail.

Numerical investigation on the impact of multiple injection strategies and spray included angles on combustion and emissions in a marine diesel engine

2021 ◽  
pp. 095440702110694
Author(s):  
Shiru Kong ◽  
Changpu Zhao ◽  
Zhishang Bian ◽  
Yujie Cai
Keyword(s):  
Injection Timing ◽  
Pilot Injection ◽  
Post Injection ◽  
Simultaneous Reduction ◽  
Included Angle ◽  
Injection Duration ◽  
Marine Diesel ◽  
Main Injection ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Injection Strategies

The computational fluid dynamical software AVL-FIRE code was used for investigating the impact of multiply injection strategies and spray included angles on combustion and emissions in a marine diesel engine. The fuel injection parameters of spray included angle and pilot injection timing with pilot-main injection, as well as post injection ratio and post injection duration angle with pilot-main-post injection, were all investigated and optimized. The results indicate that retarding pilot injection timing with pilot-main injection declines high temperature region, resulting in a notable reduction in NOx emissions. Since fuel evaporation and burn are hampered by long spray penetration due to low temperature and pressure with pilot injection, a suitable spray included angle are used to offer more efficient air-fuel mixing process. A wider spray included angle simultaneously reduces soot emission and indicated specific fuel consumption (ISFC). Post injection fuel exerts impact on combustion process by causing a great disturbance to flow field during post combustion. Increasing post injection ratio from 4% to 10% at a small post injection duration angle great emission performance is achieved by simultaneous reduction in NOx and soot emissions while only using a slight consumption of ISFC. To summarize, the defeat of traditional NOx-soot trade-off occurs as both NOx and soot emissions are decreased with optimized multiple injection strategy and spray included angle. Particularly, there are respectively four cases with pilot-main injection and two cases with pilot-main-post injection, that achieve simultaneous reduction in NOx emissions, soot emission, and ISFC, compared to the prototype.

Investigation of Design Parameters in Partially Premixed Compression Ignition Combustion Using Adaptive Injection Strategies

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sage L. Kokjohn ◽  
Rolf D. Reitz
Keyword(s):  
Peak Pressure ◽  
Pressure Rise ◽  
Injection Pressure ◽  
Air Entrainment ◽  
Premixed Combustion ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Injection Timing ◽  
Pressure Rise Rate ◽  
Rise Rate ◽  
Wall Impingement

Premixed combustion strategies have been shown to yield very low NOx and soot emissions, while maintaining diesel-like efficiency; however, several issues must be addressed before they can gain widespread acceptance. This paper provides guidelines for solving problems with premixed combustion strategies, viz.: lack of combustion phasing control, excessive pressure rise rate, and spray wall impingement due to early injections. Cooled EGR and a multiple injection concept is used to control combustion phasing and reduce the peak pressure rise rate. To address spray-wall impingement, an Adaptive Injection Strategy (AIS) is employed. This strategy uses two injection pulses at different injection pressures to prepare an optimal in-cylinder mixture. The first injection is early in the cycle and utilizes a low injection pressure to minimize spray-wall impingement and create a well mixed charge. The second injection is near TDC and uses a high injection pressure in order to promote air entrainment and droplet dispersion. This study uses a multi-dimensional CFD code coupled with detailed chemistry, the KIVA-CHEMKIN code, to investigate the effects of several influential design parameters and identify emissions and performance tradeoffs. The combustion process considered is at a light load operating condition (nominal IMEP of 5.5 bar and high speed, 2000 rev/min). The parameters studied were: first and second pulse injection pressure and timing, IVC timing, EGR rate, fuel split, swirl ratio, and spray targeting. The investigation showed that the use of low pressure injections early in the cycle allows improved flexibility in fuel quantity and injection timing. An improved solution was found with near zero NOx and soot, a net ISFC of only 175 g/kW-hr, and a peak pressure rise rate of ∼8 bar/deg.

Postinjection Strategy for the Reduction of the Peak Pressure Rise Rate of Neat n-Butanol Combustion

2016 ◽  
Vol 138 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marko Jeftić ◽  
Ming Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Oxide ◽  
Thermal Efficiency ◽  
Peak Pressure ◽  
Pressure Rise ◽  
Compression Ignition ◽  
Cylinder Pressure ◽  
Compression Ignition Engine ◽  
Pressure Rise Rate ◽  
Rise Rate ◽  
Load Conditions

Enhanced premixed combustion of neat butanol in a compression ignition engine can have challenges with regards to the peak pressure rise rate (PRR) and the peak in-cylinder pressure. It was proposed to utilize a butanol postinjection to reduce the peak PRR and the peak in-cylinder pressure while maintaining a constant engine load. Postinjection timing and duration sweeps were carried out with neat n-butanol in a compression ignition engine. The postinjection timing sweep results indicated that the use of an early butanol postinjection reduced the peak PRR and the peak in-cylinder pressure and it was observed that there was an optimal postinjection timing range for the maximum reduction of these parameters. The results also showed that an early postinjection of butanol increased the nitrogen oxide emissions, and a Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis revealed that late postinjections increased the emissions of unburned butanol. The postinjection duration sweep indicated that the peak PRR was significantly reduced by increasing the postinjection duration at constant load conditions. There was also a reduction in the peak in-cylinder pressure. Measurements with a hydrogen mass spectrometer showed that there was an increased presence of hydrogen in the exhaust gas when the postinjection duration was increased but the total yield of hydrogen was relatively low. It was observed that the coefficient of variation for the indicated mean effective pressure was significantly increased and that the indicated thermal efficiency was reduced when the postinjection duration was increased. The results also showed that there were increased nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, and total hydrocarbon (THC) emissions for larger postinjections. Although the use of a postinjection resulted in emission and thermal efficiency penalties at medium load conditions, the results demonstrated that the postinjection strategy successfully reduced the peak PRR, and this characteristic can be potentially useful for higher load applications where the peak PRR is of greater concern.

scholarly journals Detailed Injection Strategy Analysis of a Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine Running on Rape Methyl Ester

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (13) ◽  
pp. 3717
Author(s):  
Nikita Zuev ◽  
Andrey Kozlov ◽  
Alexey Terenchenko ◽  
Kirill Karpukhin ◽  
Ulugbek Azimov
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Combustion Process ◽  
Pressure Rise ◽  
Base Case ◽  
Biodiesel Fuel ◽  
Pilot Injection ◽  
Post Injection ◽  
Heavy Duty ◽  
Injection Strategy ◽  
Fuel Mass

Using biodiesel fuel in diesel engines for heavy-duty transport is important to meet the stringent emission regulations. Biodiesel is an oxygenated fuel and its physical and chemical properties are close to diesel fuel, yet there is still a need to analyze and tune the fuel injection parameters to optimize the combustion process and emissions. A four-injections strategy was used: two pilots, one main and one post injection. A highly advanced SOI decreases the NOx and the compression work but makes the combustion process less efficient. The pilot injection fuel mass influences the combustion only at injection close to the top dead center during the compression stroke. The post injection has no influence on the compression work, only on the emissions and the indicated work. An optimal injection strategy was found to be: pilot SOI 19.2 CAD BTDC, pilot injection fuel mass 25.4%; main SOI 3.7 CAD BTDC, main injection fuel mass 67.3% mg; post SOI 2 CAD ATDC, post injection fuel mass 7.3% (the injection fuel mass is given as a percentage of the total fuel mass injected). This allows the indicated work near the base case level to be maintained, the pressure rise rate to decrease by 20% and NOx emissions to decrease by 10%, but leads to a 5% increase in PM emissions.

Characterization of Partially Premixed Combustion With Ethanol: EGR Sweeps, Low and Maximum Loads

2010 ◽  
Vol 132 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vittorio Manente ◽  
Bengt Johansson ◽  
Pert Tunestal
Keyword(s):  
High Efficiency ◽  
Pressure Rise ◽  
Premixed Combustion ◽  
Maximum Pressure ◽  
Pressure Rise Rate ◽  
Start Of Injection ◽  
Partially Premixed Combustion ◽  
Rise Rate ◽  
Partially Premixed ◽  
Gas Recirculation

Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) sweeps were performed on ethanol partially premixed combustion (PPC) to show different emission and efficiency trends as compared with diesel PPC. The sweeps showed that when the EGR rate is increased, the efficiency does not diminish, HC trace is flat, and CO is low even with 45% of EGR. NOx exponentially decreases by increasing EGR while soot levels are nearly zero throughout the sweep. The EGR sweeps underlined that at high EGR levels, the pressure rise rate is a concern. To overcome this problem and keep high efficiency and low emissions, a sweep in the timing of the pilot injection and pilot-main ratio was done at ∼16.5 bars gross IMEP. It was found that with a pilot-main ratio of 50:50, and by placing the pilot at −60 with 42% of EGR, NOx and soot are below EURO VI levels; the indicated efficiency is 47% and the maximum pressure rise rate is below 10 bar/CAD. Low load conditions were examined as well. It was found that by placing the start of injection at −35 top dead center, the efficiency is maximized, on the other hand, when the injection is at −25, the emissions are minimized, and the efficiency is only 1.64% lower than its optimum value. The idle test also showed that a certain amount of EGR is needed in order to minimize the pressure rise rate.

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