Combustion Stratification and Dynamic Flame Tracing Analysis of Partially Premixed Combustion in a Compression Ignition Engine Fueled with Low-Octane Fuel

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanzhao An ◽  
Hao Shi ◽  
R Vallinayagam ◽  
Jaeheon Sim ◽  
Junseok Chang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Premixed Combustion ◽  
Compression Ignition ◽  
Compression Ignition Engine ◽  
Partially Premixed Combustion ◽  
Partially Premixed

Fuel Stratification and Partially Premixed Combustion With Neat n-Butanol in a Compression Ignition Engine

2018 ◽  
Vol 140 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shouvik Dev ◽  
Tongyang Gao ◽  
Xiao Yu ◽  
Mark Ives ◽  
Ming Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Direct Injection ◽  
Premixed Combustion ◽  
Injection Timing ◽  
Compression Ignition ◽  
Compression Ignition Engine ◽  
Fuel Stratification ◽  
Partially Premixed Combustion ◽  
Partially Premixed ◽  
Ci Engines

Homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) has been considered as an ideal combustion mode for compression ignition (CI) engines due to its superb thermal efficiency and low emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter. However, a challenge that limits practical applications of HCCI is the lack of control over the combustion rate. Fuel stratification and partially premixed combustion (PPC) have considerably improved the control over the heat release profile with modulations of the ratio between premixed fuel and directly injected fuel, as well as injection timing for ignition initiation. It leverages the advantages of both conventional direct injection compression ignition and HCCI. In this study, neat n-butanol is employed to generate the fuel stratification and PPC in a single cylinder CI engine. A fuel such as n-butanol can provide additional benefits of even lower emissions and can potentially lead to a reduced carbon footprint and improved energy security if produced appropriately from biomass sources. Intake port fuel injection (PFI) of neat n-butanol is used for the delivery of the premixed fuel, while the direct injection (DI) of neat n-butanol is applied to generate the fuel stratification. Effects of PFI-DI fuel ratio, DI timing, and intake pressure on the combustion are studied in detail. Different conditions are identified at which clean and efficient combustion can be achieved at a baseline load of 6 bar IMEP. An extended load of 14 bar IMEP is demonstrated using stratified combustion with combustion phasing control.

scholarly journals Study of the Combustion Process of a Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) Engine and a Partially Premixed Combustion (PPC) Mode of a Compression Ignition Engine Using Natural Gas as an Alternative Fuel

2021 ◽  
Vol 84 (2) ◽  
pp. 98-115
Author(s):  
Saliha Mohammed Belkebir ◽  
Benyoucef Khelidj ◽  
Miloud Tahar-Abbes
Keyword(s):  
Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition ◽  
Combustion Process ◽  
Flow Simulation ◽  
Premixed Combustion ◽  
Compression Ignition ◽  
Compression Ignition Engine ◽  
Hcci Engine ◽  
Partially Premixed Combustion ◽  
Partially Premixed ◽  
Homogeneous Charge

In order to investigate a viable approach to achieving high efficiencies and low nitrogen oxide (NOX) emissions, this paper presents the application of a homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engine and the partially premixed combustion (PPC) mode applied to a heavy diesel engine. The effect of carbon dioxide (CO2) fraction on combustion parameters was analyzed and discussed in detail. For this purpose, on the one hand, ANSYS CHEMKIN-Pro software was used to perform simulations of a closed homogeneous reactor under conditions relevant to HCCI engines, and on the other hand, ANSYS-Fluent software was used by adding a CO2 fraction varying from 20% to 58% to methane fuel to study 2D flow simulation by applying a PPC combustion mode to predict the distribution of various output parameters such as in-cylinder temperature, in-cylinder pressure and emissions. In comparison with the two presented models, it was found that the HCCI engine showed a lower NOX level than the PPC mode and this was due to the lower in-cylinder temperature in the HCCI engine.

Fuel Stratification and Partially Premixed Combustion With Neat N-Butanol in a Compression Ignition Engine

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shouvik Dev ◽  
Tongyang Gao ◽  
Xiao Yu ◽  
Mark Ives ◽  
Ming Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Direct Injection ◽  
Pressure Rise ◽  
Premixed Combustion ◽  
Compression Ignition ◽  
Compression Ignition Engine ◽  
Engine Load ◽  
Fuel Stratification ◽  
Partially Premixed Combustion ◽  
Rise Rate ◽  
Partially Premixed

Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) has been considered as an ideal combustion mode for compression ignition engines due to its superb thermal efficiency and low emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter (PM). However, a challenge that limits practical applications of HCCI is the lack of control over the combustion rate, which either deteriorates thermal efficiency at low engine load, or produces excessive pressure rise rate and combustion noise at high engine load. Fuel stratification and partially premixed combustion (PPC) have considerably improved the control over the heat release profile with modulations of the ratio between premixed fuel and directly injected fuel, as well as injection timing for ignition initiation. It leverages the advantages of both conventional direct injection compression ignition and HCCI. Compared with those of HCCI, the ignition ability and combustion efficiency of PPC are significantly enhanced at low engine load, and the low emissions of NOx and PM are maintained with lower pressure rise rate. In this study, neat n-butanol is employed to generate the fuel stratification and partially premixed combustion in a single cylinder compression ignition engine. A fuel such as n-butanol can provide additional benefits of even lower emissions, and can potentially lead to a reduced carbon footprint and improved energy security if produced appropriately from biomass sources. Intake port fuel injection (PFI) of neat n-butanol is used for the delivery of the premixed fuel, while the direct injection (DI) of neat n-butanol is applied to generate the fuel stratification. Effects of PFI-DI fuel ratio, DI timing, and intake pressure, on the combustion, are studied in detail. Different conditions are identified at which clean and efficient combustion can be achieved at a baseline load of 6 bar IMEP. An extended load of 14 bar IMEP is demonstrated using stratified combustion with combustion phasing control.

Homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) and partially premixed combustion (PPC) in compression ignition engine with low octane gasoline

Energy ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 158 ◽  
pp. 181-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanzhao An ◽  
Mohammed Jaasim ◽  
Vallinayagam Raman ◽  
Francisco E. Hernández Pérez ◽  
Jaeheon Sim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition ◽  
Premixed Combustion ◽  
Compression Ignition ◽  
Compression Ignition Engine ◽  
Partially Premixed Combustion ◽  
Partially Premixed ◽  
Homogeneous Charge

scholarly journals Assessment of air management strategies on particulate number and size distributions from a 2-stroke compression-ignition engine operating with gasoline Partially Premixed Combustion concept

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 448-469
Author(s):  
Vicente Bermúdez ◽  
Santiago Ruiz ◽  
Ricardo Novella ◽  
Lian Soto
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Size Distribution ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Particle Number ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Premixed Combustion ◽  
Compression Ignition ◽  
Compression Ignition Engine ◽  
Partially Premixed Combustion ◽  
Partially Premixed

The newly designed partially premixed combustion concept has demonstrated its potential to reduce nitrogen oxides and particulate matter emissions combined with highly indicated efficiencies. However, it is highly dependent of the ignition characteristics of the fuel and the air/fuel mixture preparation. Therefore, the proper selection of an injection strategy, of the combustion chamber design and of the air management strategy are critical to ensuring successful partially premixed combustion operation in the full engine map. The objective of the present investigation is to evaluate the use of multiple air management strategies over the air/fuel effective equivalence ratio ( ϕeff) and cylinder charge reactivity and its consequent impact on particle number emissions and particle size distribution. Tests were carried out in a newly designed 2-stroke high-speed direct-injection compression-ignition engine operating with partially premixed combustion concept using 95-research-octane-number gasoline fuel. A scanning mobility particle sizer was used to measure the size distribution of engine-exhaust particles in the range from 6.3 to 237 nm. Three different steady-state operation modes in terms of indicated mean effective pressure and engine speed were investigated. The experiments showed an increase in the particle number emissions and a progressive shift in the particle size toward larger sizes, increasing the accumulation-mode particles and reducing the nucleation-mode particles with the decrease in the differential pressure between intake and exhaust (Δ P) and the valve overlap period. Finally, the particle formation process was limited by the increase in the exhaust gas recirculation rate.

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