Direct Injection of CNG on High Compression Ratio Spark Ignition Engine: Numerical and Experimental Investigation

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benoit Douailler ◽  
Frederic Ravet ◽  
Vivien Delpech ◽  
Dominique Soleri ◽  
Benjamin Reveille ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Compression Ratio ◽  
Direct Injection ◽  
Spark Ignition ◽  
Spark Ignition Engine ◽  
High Compression Ratio ◽  
High Compression

Limits of compression ratio in spark-ignition combustion with methanol

2021 ◽  
pp. 146808742110433
Author(s):  
Christian Wouters ◽  
Patrick Burkardt ◽  
Stefan Pischinger
Keyword(s):  
Compression Ratio ◽  
Direct Injection ◽  
Spark Ignition ◽  
Combustion Stability ◽  
High Compression Ratio ◽  
Lean Burn ◽  
Promising Alternative ◽  
Excess Air ◽  
High Compression ◽  
Lean Limit

A shift toward a circular and [Formula: see text]-neutral world is required, in which rapid defossilization and lower emissions are realized. A promising alternative fuel that has gained traction is methanol, thanks to its favorable and clean-burning fuel properties as well as its ability to be produced in a carbon-neutral process. Especially methanol’s high knock resistance and its combustion stability offer the opportunity to operate an engine at both a high compression ratio and a high excess air dilution. Although methanol has been investigated in series-production engines for passenger car applications, there is a lack of investigations on a dedicated engine that can operate at methanol’s knock limit. In this paper, methanol’s knock limitation is experimentally assessed by applying high compression ratios to a direct injection spark-ignition single-cylinder research engine. To that end, four compression ratios were investigated: 10.8, 15.0, 17.7, and 20.6. With compression ratios of 15.0 and 17.7, the lean-limit was increased to excess air ratios of 2.0 and 2.1, respectively, compared to 1.7 at a compression ratio of 10.8. For the highest compression ratio of 20.6, the maximum lean burn limit was increased to an excess air ratio of 1.9 due to achieving the maximum cylinder pressure limit. Despite the minor increase in lean-limit, a maximum indicated efficiency of 48.7% was achieved with the highest compression ratio of 20.6. However, even at this high compression ratio, methanol did not show a knock limitation. The investigations in this work provide profound knowledge for future engine investigations with methanol.

scholarly journals Experimental analysis of super-knock occurrence based on a spark ignition engine with high compression ratio

Energy ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 165 ◽  
pp. 68-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Zhou ◽  
Rui Kang ◽  
Haiqiao Wei ◽  
Dengquan Feng ◽  
Jianxiong Hua ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Compression Ratio ◽  
Experimental Analysis ◽  
Spark Ignition ◽  
Spark Ignition Engine ◽  
High Compression Ratio ◽  
High Compression

Operation of a Spark Ignition Engine With High Compression Ratio Using Biogas Blended With Natural Gas, Propane, and Hydrogen

2018 ◽  
Vol 141 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Pablo Gómez Montoya ◽  
Andrés A. Amell ◽  
Daniel B. Olsen
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Output Power ◽  
Compression Ratio ◽  
Maximum Output Power ◽  
Spark Ignition ◽  
Spark Ignition Engine ◽  
Maximum Output ◽  
High Compression Ratio ◽  
Operational Conditions ◽  
High Compression

This research evaluated the operational conditions for a diesel engine with high compression ratio (CR) converted to spark ignition (SI), under stable combustion conditions close to the knocking threshold. The main fuel used in the engine was biogas, which was blended with natural gas, propane, and hydrogen. The engine limit to test the maximum output power was using the knocking threshold; just below the knocking threshold, the output power and generating efficiency are the highest for each blend. Leaner mixtures increased the engine knocking tendency because the required increase in the % throttle reduced the pressure drop at the inlet stroke and increased the mixture pressure at the end of the compression stroke, which finally reduced the ignition delay time of the end gas and increased the knocking tendency of the engine for all the blends. Therefore, the output power should be decreased to operate the engine below to the knocking threshold. Purified biogas achieved the highest output power and generating efficiency compared with the other blends and the original diesel operation; this blend was operated with five equivalence ratios. Purified biogas exhibits an optimal balance between knocking resistance, low heating value, flame speed, and energy density.

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