An HCCI Engine Fuelled with Iso-octane and Ethanol University of Windsor

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Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Gnanam, G., author.

Conference Name:

Powertrain & Fluid Systems Conference and Exhibition (2006-10-16 : Toronto, Canada)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 2006

Summary:

This paper investigates Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) combustion on an engine that is fuelled with ethanol, iso-octane, and ethanol/iso-octane. The engine is a four-stroke three cylinder indirect injection type diesel engine converted to a single cylinder HCCI operation. In order to clarify the effects of fuel chemistry on HCCI combustion, the trials were done at a constant engine speed, a fixed initial charge temperature and engine coolant temperature. The HCCI engine was fuelled with a lean mixture of air and fuel (ethanol, iso-octane or mixture of ethanol/iso-octane).The engine performance parameters studied here include indicated mean effective pressure (IMEP) and thermal efficiency. Heat-release rate (HRR) analysis was done to determine the effect of fuels on combustion on-set. The experimental results demonstrate that the addition of iso-octane to ethanol retards the on-set of combustion and subsequently leads to a reduction of the IMEP and thermal efficiency. For a particular fuel, the on-set of combustion depends closely on the intake charge temperature (as reported by several other researchers) and any increase in the initial charge temperature leads to advances in the on-set of combustion. Furthermore, the experimental results demonstrate that operating the engine on a lean charge reduces engine-out NOx emissions significantly

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2006-01-3246

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