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Insights into cold-start disi combustion in an optical engine operating at -7°C

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posted on 2013-11-15, 15:26 authored by Petros Efthymiou, Martin H. Davy, Colin GarnerColin Garner, Graham HargraveGraham Hargrave, John E.T. Rimmer, Dave Richardson
Particulate Matter (PM) emissions reduction is an imminent challenge for Direct Injection Spark Ignition (DISI) engine designers due to the introduction of Particulate Number (PN) standards in the proposed Euro 6 emissions legislation aimed at delivering the next phase of air quality improvements. An understanding of how the formation of combustion derived nanoparticulates in engines is affected by the engine operating temperature is important for air quality improvement and will influence future engine design and control strategies. This investigation has examined the effect on combustion and PM formation when reducing the engine operating temperature to -7°C. A DISI single-cylinder optical research engine was modified to simulate a range of operating temperatures down to the proposed -7°C. A high-speed 9 kHz optical investigation of the in-cylinder combustion and fuel spray along with incylinder pressure measurements was completed with the engine motored and fired at 1500 rpm during homogeneous and stoichiometric combustion conditions. Results show striking differences between the flame growth structures at various operating conditions with the notable presence of significant fuel-rich regions which are understood to be prominent areas of PM formation. Measured engine performance parameters such as Indicated Mean Effective Pressure (IMEP) and Mass Fraction Burned (MFB) times correlated with the observed differences in combustion characteristics and flame growth speed. Flash boiling of the fuel spray was present in the fully heated engine case and significantly reduced the penetration of the spray plume and the likelihood of piston crown and cylinder liner impingement. A clear link was shown between operating temperature, engine performance and in-cylinder combustion parameters which contribute to the formation of PM. Copyright © 2013 SAE International.

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School

  • Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

Citation

EFTHYMIOU, P. ... et al., 2013. Insights into cold-start disi combustion in an optical engine operating at -7°C. SAE International Journal of Engines, 6 (2), pp. 1059 - 1074.

Publisher

© SAE International

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  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

Publication date

2013

Notes

Copyright © 2013 SAE International. This paper is posted on this site with permission from SAE International, and is for viewing only. Further use or distribution of this paper is not permitted without permission from SAE. This article was published in the journal, SAE International Journal of Engines [© SAE International] and the definitive version is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.4271/2013-01-1309

ISSN

1946-3936

eISSN

1946-3944

Language

  • en