Ethanol-Diesel Fumigation in a Multi-Cylinder Engine
Ekholm, Kent LU ; Henningsson, Maria LU ; Tunestål, Per LU ; Johansson, Rolf LU
; Johansson, Bengt
LU
and Strandh, Petter
LU
(2009)
In SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants
1(1).
p.26-36
- Abstract
- Fumigation was studied in a 12 L six-cylinder heavy-duty engine. Port-injected ethanol was ignited with a small amount of diesel injected into the cylinder. The setup left much freedom for influencing the combustion process, and the aim of this study was to find operation modes that result in a combustion resembling that of a homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engine with high efficiency and low NOx emissions. Igniting the ethanol-air mixture using direct-injected diesel has attractive properties compared to traditional HCCI operation where the ethanol is ignited by pressure alone. No preheating of the mixture is required, and the amount of diesel injected can be used to control the heat release rate. The two fuel injection... (More)
- Fumigation was studied in a 12 L six-cylinder heavy-duty engine. Port-injected ethanol was ignited with a small amount of diesel injected into the cylinder. The setup left much freedom for influencing the combustion process, and the aim of this study was to find operation modes that result in a combustion resembling that of a homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engine with high efficiency and low NOx emissions. Igniting the ethanol-air mixture using direct-injected diesel has attractive properties compared to traditional HCCI operation where the ethanol is ignited by pressure alone. No preheating of the mixture is required, and the amount of diesel injected can be used to control the heat release rate. The two fuel injection systems provide a larger flexibility in extending the HCCI operating range to low and high loads.
It was shown that cylinder-to-cylinder variations present a challenge for this type of combustion. By using closed-loop cylinder-individual control of pressure derivatives and IMEP with the amounts of fuels injected, combustion was successfully harmonized between the cylinders.
Successful fumigation operation was verified up to 18.4 bar BMEP at a fixed engine speed of 1450 rpm. Two load points (4.6 bar BMEP and 9.2 bar BMEP) were studied in detail. Different diesel injection timings, diesel ratios, and EGR rates were investigated, and comparisons were drawn to pure diesel operation of the same engine. At medium load (9.2 bar BMEP), it was possible to obtain a stable HCCI-like combustion with low NOx emissions (0.1 g/kWh), reasonably high brake efficiency (38 %), and low pressure derivatives (5 bar/CAD). High load operation (18.4 bar BMEP) resulted in low pressure derivatives (5.5 bar/CAD), acceptable brake efficency (38 %), and relatively low NOx emissions (0.34 g/kWh). (Less)
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- author
- Ekholm, Kent
LU
; Henningsson, Maria
LU
; Tunestål, Per
LU
; Johansson, Rolf
LU
; Johansson, Bengt
LU
and Strandh, Petter
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2009
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- in
- SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants
- volume
- 1
- issue
- 1
- pages
- 26 - 36
- publisher
- SAE
- external identifiers
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- scopus:77953283761
- ISSN
- 1946-3952
- project
- Diesel HCCI in a Multi-Cylinder Engine
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 494009e8-38ec-42f7-8a22-537897166a11 (old id 1452498)
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- 2016-04-04 14:35:44
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It was shown that cylinder-to-cylinder variations present a challenge for this type of combustion. By using closed-loop cylinder-individual control of pressure derivatives and IMEP with the amounts of fuels injected, combustion was successfully harmonized between the cylinders.<br/><br>
<br/><br>
Successful fumigation operation was verified up to 18.4 bar BMEP at a fixed engine speed of 1450 rpm. Two load points (4.6 bar BMEP and 9.2 bar BMEP) were studied in detail. Different diesel injection timings, diesel ratios, and EGR rates were investigated, and comparisons were drawn to pure diesel operation of the same engine. At medium load (9.2 bar BMEP), it was possible to obtain a stable HCCI-like combustion with low NOx emissions (0.1 g/kWh), reasonably high brake efficiency (38 %), and low pressure derivatives (5 bar/CAD). High load operation (18.4 bar BMEP) resulted in low pressure derivatives (5.5 bar/CAD), acceptable brake efficency (38 %), and relatively low NOx emissions (0.34 g/kWh).}},
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