Homogeneous charge compression ignition engine operating on synthesis gas

Mixtures of hydrogen and carbon monoxide were used to simulate the fuel component of synthesis gas and operate a single cylinder engine in homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) mode. The engine was originally an air-cooled direct injection (DI) compression ignition (CI) engine. The original diesel fuel injection system was removed and a port fuel injection (PFI) system with intake air heating was added. The engine speed was maintained at a constant 1800 RPM.     

甲醇-汽油双燃料火花点火发动机试验研究

基于一台由缸内直喷汽油机改装而成的高压缩比双燃料汽油机,研究了甲醇-汽油双燃料喷射方式(M-G,是指进气道喷射甲醇,缸内直喷汽油)和汽油-甲醇双燃料喷射方式(G-M,是指进气道喷汽油,缸内直接喷甲醇)两种双燃料双喷方式对火花点火发动机燃烧排放特性、热效率和爆震抑制的影响。在试验过程中甲醇的喷射比例范围为0~100%。试验结果表明:相比于汽油单燃料发动机,两种双燃料喷射方式(M-G和G-M)都能够显著提高经济性、抑制爆震同时降低微粒排放;G-M双燃料喷射方式相比M-G双燃料喷射方式在抑制爆震、降低微粒排放上效果更加显著。     

喷油策略对汽油压燃燃烧及碳烟生成过程影响的数值模拟研究

基于三维计算流体动力学(CFD)软件CONVERGE,耦合甲苯掺比燃料(toluene reference fuel,TRF)简化动力学机理及多步现象学碳烟模型,建立汽油压燃(GCI)的数值模拟模型。通过改变气道喷射比例、主喷时刻和预主喷间隔研究了高负荷条件下气道喷射结合缸内直喷的喷油策略对GCI燃烧及碳烟生成过程的影响。研究结果表明,增加气道喷射比例、提前主喷时刻和增大预主喷间隔都能够缩短燃烧持续期,使放热更为集中,从而降低碳烟排放;改变气道喷射比例对碳烟成核及表面生长有较大的影响,主喷时刻提前能够提高氧化速率。当气道喷射比例为40%,主喷时刻为-8°,预主喷间隔为15°时,碳烟排放为0.015 1g/(kW·h),相比试验基准工况降低了33.8%,而最大压升率也控制在可接受的范围内。     

Dual-injection: The flexible,bi-fuel concept for spark-ignition engines fuelled with various gasoline and biofuel blends

Dual-injection strategies in spark-ignition engines allow the in-cylinder blending of two different fuels at any blend ratio, when simultaneously combining port fuel injection (PFI) and direct-injection (DI). Either fuel can be used as the main fuel, depending on the engine demand and the fuel availability. This paper presents the preliminary investigation of such a flexible, bi-fuel concept using a single cylinder spark-ignition research engine. Gasoline has been used as the PFI fuel, while various mass fractions of gasoline, ethanol and 2,5-dimethylfuran (DMF) have been used in DI. The control of the excess air ratio during the in-cylinder mixing of two different fuels was realized using the cross-over theory of the carbon monoxide and oxygen emissions concentrations. The dual-injection results showed how the volumetric air flow rate, total input energy and indicated mean effective pressure (IMEP) increases with deceasing PFI mass fraction, regardless of the DI fuel. The indicated efficiency increases when using any ethanol fraction in DI and results in higher combustion and fuel conversion efficiencies compared to gasoline. Increasing the DMF mass fraction in DI reduces the combustion duration more significantly than with increased fractions of ethanol or gasoline in DI. The hydrocarbon (HC), oxides of nitrogen (NO_x) and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions mostly reduce when using any gasoline or ethanol fraction in DI. When using DMF, the HC emissions reduce, but the NO_x and CO₂ emissions increase.     

The lean burn direct injection jet ignition gas engine

This paper presents a new in-cylinder mixture preparation and ignition system for various fuels including hydrogen, methane and propane. The system comprises a centrally located direct injection (DI) injector and a jet ignition (JI) device for combustion of the main chamber (MC) mixture. The fuel is injected in the MC with a new generation, fast actuating, high pressure, high flow rate DI injector capable of injection shaping and multiple events. This injector produces a bulk, lean stratified mixture. The JI system uses a second DI injector to inject a small amount of fuel in a small pre-chamber (PC). In the spark ignition (SI) version, a spark plug then ignites a slightly rich mixture. In the auto ignition version, a DI injector injects a small amount of higher pressure fuel in the small PC having a hot glow plug (GP) surface, and the fuel auto ignites in the hot air or when in contact with the hot surface. Either way the MC mixture is then bulk ignited through multiple jets of hot reacting gases. Bulk ignition of the lean, jet controlled, stratified MC mixture resulting from coupling DI with JI makes it possible to burn MC mixtures with fuel to air equivalence ratios reducing almost to zero for a throttle-less control of load diesel-like and high efficiencies over almost the full range of loads.     

喷油策略和缸内流动对汽油机HCCI缸内燃油分布的影响

缸内燃油分层是改善HCCI燃烧控制的常用方法,为了解决燃油分层的控制问题,应用激光诱导荧光法研究了气道喷射和缸内直接喷射的缸内燃油分布,同时结合粒子图像测速技术分析了缸内流场对缸内燃油分布的影响.测量结果表明,气道喷射时缸内燃油分布较为均匀,难以形成燃油分层.而缸内直接喷射形成的燃油分层较为明显,且涡流流场测量结果表明,进气涡流对浓区位置分布有明显引导作用.同时采用缸内直喷时燃油的不均匀度的循环变动要比气道喷射的大,且随着缸内直喷喷油时刻的推迟,不均匀度的循环变动增大.     

Development of a pneumatic actuated low-pressure direct injection gas injector for hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engines

Mixture formation is one of the greatest challenges for the development of robust and efficient hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engines. In many reviews and research papers, authors pointed out that direct injection (DI) has noteworthy advantages over a port fuel injection (PFI), such as higher power output, higher efficiency, the possibility of mixture stratification to control NO_x-formation and reduce heat losses and above all to mitigate combustion abnormalities such as back-firing and pre-ignitions. When considering pressurized gas tanks for on-vehicle hydrogen storage, a low-pressure (LP) injection system is advantageous since the tank capacity can be better exploited accordingly. The low gas density upstream of the injector requires cross-sectional areas far larger than any other injectors for direct injection in today's gasoline or diesel engines. The injector design proposed in this work consists of a flat valve seat to enable the achievement of lifetime requirements in heavy-duty applications. The gas supply pressure is used as the energy source for the actuation of the valve plate by means of a pneumatic actuator. This article describes the design and the performed tests carried out to prove the concept readiness of the new LP-DI-injector.     

HCCI甲醇发动机的燃烧与排放特性

在Ricardo Hydra单缸四冲程发动机上利用内部废气再循环策略实现了甲醇燃料的HCCI燃烧.通过调整HCCI发动机的过量空气系数和转速,研究了HCCI甲醇发动机的燃烧和排放特性.结果表明,甲醇燃料的HCCI燃烧不同于普通汽油,其着火更早、燃烧更快,但在低转速时,平均指示压力相对较低.甲醇燃料可以在更稀的混合气条件下实现HCCI燃烧.在相同的转速和过量空气系数下,甲醇燃料的NOx和HC排放低于汽油.     

Increasing the power output of hydrogen internal combustion engines by means of supercharging and exhaust gas recirculation

Spark ignition engines can be relatively easily converted to hydrogen using port fuel injection (PFI). However, because of the lower volumetric energy density of a hydrogen–air mixture and the occurrence of abnormal combustion phenomena such as backfire, hydrogen-fueled PFI engines suffer from a power deficit in comparison with gasoline engines. This paper reports measurements on a single-cylinder hydrogen engine equipped with a supercharger and an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system. Using EGR combined with supercharging and a three-way catalyst (TWC) is shown to significantly increase the power output while limiting tailpipe emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NO_x).     

Combustion and emissions characteristics of toluene/n-heptane and 1-octene/n-octane binary mixtures in a direct injection compression ignition engine

Successfully designing and making effective of use of the next generation of liquid fuels, which will be derived from a range of biomass and fossil sources, requires an understanding of the interactions between structurally similar and dissimilar fuel components when utilised in current engine technology. Interactions between fuel components can influence the release of energy and production of harmful emissions in compression ignition combustion through determination of the autoignition behavior of the fuel. This paper presents experimental studies carried out in a single-cylinder engine supplied with a range of binary mixture fuels to investigate the effect of fuel component interactions on autoignition in direct injection compression ignition. A range of binary mixtures consisting of toluene and n-heptane and also 1-octene and n-octane were tested so as to observe respectively the effect of an aromatic compound and an alkene on n-alkane combustion and emissions. The engine tests were carried out at constant injection timing and they were repeated at constant ignition timing and at constant ignition delay, the latter being achieved through the addition to the various fuels of small quantities of ignition improver (2-ethylhexyl nitrate). Increasing the presence of toluene in the toluene/n-heptane binary mixtures resulted in an increased ignition delay time and generated a distinct two stage ignition process. An increased level of 1-octene in the binary mixtures of 1-octene/n-octane was also found to increase ignition delay, though to a much lesser extent than toluene in the case of the toluene/n-heptane mixtures. Interactions between the fuel components during the ignition delay period appear important in the case of the toluene/n-heptane mixtures but not those of 1-octene/n-octane. At constant injection and constant ignition timings, the combustion phasing and the level of emissions produced by each binary mixture were primarily driven by the ignition delay time. With ignition delay equalised, an effect of adiabatic flame temperature on NOx production was visible.     

缸内直接喷射式汽油机点火稳定性的数值分析

缸内直接喷射式汽油机的一个显著特点是依靠火花塞点燃喷入缸内的汽油油束。由于缸内混合气浓度极不均匀，所以其点火及火焰传播过程与普通均质燃烧式发动机有很大的不同。火焰核心的稳定形成及初始火焰发展对缸内的整个燃烧过程有极其重要的影响。本文利用二维两相混合模型模拟喷雾过程，利用一个详细的准维模型模拟火花塞的点火过程，并采用特殊处理方法使两个子模型相匹配，计算了缸内直接喷射式汽油机从喷雾到形成稳定火核的全过程，分析了多种因素对点火稳定性的影响，尤其是对涡流比、点火时刻和喷油定时之间的适当配合进行了模拟分析。计算结果对优化实验有明显的指导作用。     

Effects of hydrogen injection strategy on the hydrogen mixture distribution and combustion of a gasoline/hydrogen SI engine under lean burn condition

Hydrogen is a carbon free energy carrier with high diffusivity and reactivity, it has been proved to be a kind of suitable blending fuel of spark ignition (SI) engine to achieve better efficiency and emissions. Hydrogen injection strategy affects the engine performance obviously. To optimize the combustion and emissions, a comparative study on the effects of the hydrogen injection strategy on the hydrogen mixture distribution, combustion and emission was investigated at a SI engine with gasoline intake port injection and four hydrogen injection strategies, hydrogen direct injection (HDI) with stratified hydrogen mixture distribution (SHMD), hydrogen intake port injection with premixed hydrogen mixture distribution (PHMD), split hydrogen direct injection (SHDI) with partially premixed hydrogen mixture distribution (PPHMD) and no hydrogen addition. Results showed that different hydrogen injection strategy formed different kinds of hydrogen mixture distribution (HMD). The ignition and combustion rate played an important role on engine efficiency. Since the SHDI could use two hydrogen injection to organize the HMD, the ignition and combustion rate with the PPHMD was the fastest. With the PPHMD, the brake thermal efficiency of the engine was the highest and the emissions were slight more than that with the PHMD. PHMD achieve the optimum emission performance by its homogeneous hydrogen. The engine combustion and emission performance can be optimized by adjusting the hydrogen injection strategy.     

Novel dual fuel diesel-ammonia combustion system in advanced TDI engines

As ammonia (NH₃) is the best hydrogen carrier for safety and efficiency, transportation engines have been proposed using ammonia. NH₃ may be used as a single combustion fuel for an internal combustion engine. However, as NH₃ is a difficult fuel for what concerns combustion, faster and more complete combustions may be achieved by working dual fuel. The most promising alternatives are offered by using either diesel injection ignition plus port/direct injection of the NH_3, or jet ignition of a gasoline-like fuel (gasoline, CH₄, C₃H₈, H₂) plus port/direct injection of the NH₃. The opportunity of diesel injection ignition plus direct injection of NH₃ is considered here. The simulations show the prospect to achieve Diesel-like power densities and efficiencies, and load control by quantity of fuel injected. Critical component for prototyping is the high pressure fuel injection systems specifically developed for NH₃.     

不同喷射时刻缸内直喷天然气燃烧特性

利用快速压缩装置研究不同喷射沓刻缸内直喷天然气燃烧特性。结果表明，天然气直喷燃烧可实现快速燃烧，缩短喷射时刻与点火时刻的时间差可明显缩短燃烧期。与均匀混合气燃烧相比，碳氢的排放增加，缩短喷射时刻与点火时刻的时间差可达到均匀混合气燃烧时相同的排放量。在很宽的当量比范围内，NOx增加，而CO仍维持很低数值，且不受喷射时刻的影响，直喷天然气燃烧可实现较高的压力升高值，且其数值不受喷射时刻的影响，所达到的高燃烧效率也不受喷射时刻的影响。     

Effects of split injection proportion and the second injection timings on the combustion and emissions of a dual fuel SI engine with split hydrogen direct injection

In this paper, a new kind of injection mode, split hydrogen direct injection, was presented for a dual fuel SI engine. Six different first injection proportions (IP1) and five different second injection timings were applied at the condition of excess air ratio of 1, first injection timing of 300°CA BTDC, low speed, low load conditions and the Minimum spark advance for Best Torque (MBT) on a dual fuel SI engine with hydrogen direct injection (HDI) plus port fuel injection (PFI). The result showed that, split hydrogen direct injection can achieve a higher brake thermal efficiency and lower emissions compared with single HDI. In comparison with single HDI, the split hydrogen direct injection can form a controlled stratified condition of hydrogen which could make the combustion more complete and faster. By adding an early spray to form a more homogeneous mixture, the split hydrogen direct injection not only can help to form a flame kernel to make the combustion stable, but also can speed up the combustion rate through the whole combustion process, which can improve the brake thermal efficiency. By split hydrogen direct injection, the torque reaches the highest when the first injection proportion is 33%, which improves by 1.13% on average than that of single HDI. With the delay of second injection timing, the torque increases first and then decreases. With the increase of first injection proportion, the best second injection timing is advanced. Furthermore, by forming a more homogeneous mixture, the split hydrogen direct injection can reduce the quenching distance to reduce the HC emission and reduce the maximum temperature to reduce the NO_X. The split hydrogen direct injection can reduce the HC emission by 35.8%, the NO_X emissions by 7.3% than that of single HDI.     

Homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) combustion of diesel fuel with external mixture formation

HCCI (Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition) has been touted for many years as the alternate technology of choice for future engines, preserving the inherent efficiency of CIDI (Compression Ignition Direct Injection) engines while significantly reducing emissions. The current direction for all published diesel HCCI research is mixture preparation using the direct injection – system, referred to as internal mixture formation. The benefit of internal mixture formation is that it utilizes an already available direct injection system. Direct injected diesel HCCI can be divided into two areas, early injection (early in the compression stroke) and late injection (usually after Top Dead Center (aTDC)). Early direct injection HCCI requires carefully designed fuel injector to minimize the fuel wall-wetting that can cause combustion inefficiency and oil dilution. Late direct injection HCCI requires a long ignition delay and rapid mixing rate to achieve the homogeneous mixture. The ignition delay is extended by retarding the injection timing and rapid mixing rate was achieved by combining high swirl with toroidal combustion-bowl geometry. There is a compromise between Direct Injection (DI) and HCCI combustion regimes. Even under ideal conditions, it can prove difficult to form a truly homogeneous charge, which leads to elevated emissions when compared to true homogenous charge combustion and also strongly contribute to the high sensitivity of the combustion phasing to external parameters. The alternative to the internal mixture formation is, predictably, external mixture formation. By introducing the fuel external to the combustion chamber one can use the turbulence intake process to create a homogeneous charge regardless of engine conditions. This eliminates the need for combustion system changes which were necessary for the internal mixture formation method. With this method, the combustion system remains fully optimized for direct injection and also capable of running in HCCI combustion mode with nearly ideal mixture preparation. The key to the external mixture formation with diesel fuel is proper mixture preparation.     

Hydrogen combustion under diesel engine conditions

The autoignition and combustion of hydrogen were investigated in a constant-volume combustion vessel under simulated direct-injection (DI) diesel engine conditions. The parameters varied in the investigation included: the injection pressure and temperature, the orifice diameter, and the ambient gas pressure, temperature and composition. The results show that the ignition delay of hydrogen under DI diesel conditions has a strong, Arrhenius dependence on temperature; however, the dependence on the other parameters examined is small. For gas densities typical of top-dead-center (TDC) in diesel engines, ignition delays of less than 1.0 ms were obtained for gas temperatures greater than 1120 K with oxygen concentrations as low as 5% (by volume). These data confirm that compression ignition of hydrogen is possible in a diesel engine at reasonable TDC conditions. In addition, the results show that DI hydrogen combustion rates are insensitive to reduced oxygen concentrations. The insensitivity of ignition delay and combustion rate to reduced oxygen concentration is significant because it offers the potential for a dramatic reduction in the emission of nitric oxides from a compression-ignited DI hydrogen engine through use of exhaust-gas-recirculation.     

Validation of a ternary gasoline surrogate in a CAI engine

This experimental study validated in a piston engine the European gasoline surrogate from [Pera and Knop, Fuel 96 (2012) 59–69], consisting of a ternary mixture of n-heptane, iso-octane, and toluene. Because only the gas phase properties of gasoline were emulated with the selected mixture, this validation was deliberately limited to port fuel injection operating points. By considering engine operation under controlled autoignition (CAI) combustion mode, the validation focused on fuel autoignition characteristics (autoignition delay and rate of heat release). A direct comparison of gasoline and its surrogate over the entire CAI operating range permitted a comprehensive evaluation of the surrogate adequacy under purely kinetically controlled combustion mode. The acquired data include autoignition timings, rate of heat release, exhaust gas temperatures, pollutant emissions, operating point stability, and operating ranges under CAI combustion mode. Good agreement between gasoline and its surrogate was obtained for all quantities, indicating similar behavior for the two fuels. Experimental results showed that a mixture of 13.7 mol% n-heptane, 42.9 mol% iso-octane, and 43.4 mol% toluene is a satisfactory surrogate for a European unleaded gasoline with a research octane number of 95, conforming to the EN 228 specification.     

利用快速压缩装置进行直喷天然气发动机燃烧特性的研究

利用快速压缩装置开展了直喷天然气发动机燃烧特性的研究,分析了3种不同喷射方式下的燃烧特性并与均相混合气燃烧进行了对比。研究结果:上喷天然气燃烧比均相混合气燃烧的最大压力高,在宽广的当量比范围内具有短的火娄发展期和快速燃烧,克燃烧放热率和压力升高率基本上与喷射方式无关。喷射方式与均相混合气相比,燃烧放热率,压力升高率大。缩短喷油和点火间的时间间隔将缩短火焰发展期和快速燃烧期,其时间间隔的优化对直喷天然气发动机极为重要。直喷天然气发动机的燃烧方式为预混控制充量分层燃烧,此燃烧方式燃烧速率,排放低。     

Application of a novel charge preparation approach to testing the autoignition characteristics of JP-8 and camelina hydroprocessed renewable jet fuel in a rapid compression machine

A variety of new, alternative jet fuels are being considered as replacements for conventional petroleum-derived jet fuels, and the autoignition chemistry of these fuels are of prime interest. However, traditional batch-based premixture preparation approaches used in chemical kinetics studies are burdened by the low volatility of these fuels. In this work, a new charge preparation approach is described and characterized in which a fuel and air premixture is created directly in the test chamber of a rapid compression machine. The approach relies on a fuel injector to load a small quantity of fuel into the test chamber with high resolution. Preparation of the test charge directly in the device rather than in a mixing vessel reduces the mixture pressure, and hence the fuel partial pressure and mixture temperature requirements to avoid thermal decomposition of the fuel. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry is used to confirm that an accurately known mass of JP-8 jet fuel is injected into the rapid compression machine, and that all components of the fuel are evaporated and homogeneously mixed within 2 min of the fuel injection, for temperatures from 105 °C to 145 °C. Ignition delays for JP-8 in air are measured at low temperatures (670–750 K) and low pressures (7 and 10 bar) and the measurements are compared with literature data. The autoignition characteristics of the bio-based camelina hydroprocessed renewable jet fuel are also measured and contrasted with those of JP-8. Under similar compressed conditions, the camelina hydroprocessed renewable jet fuel ignition properties are distinct from JP-8, which provides motivation for pursuing new test strategies to elicit the autoignition chemistry of alternative jet fuels and other non-volatile fuels.