Rotary Engine Combustion With Hydrogen Addition Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of California-Berkeley

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Cichanowicz, J. E., author.

Conference Name:

National West Coast Meeting (1976-08-09 : San Francisco, California, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1976

Summary:

The lean operating limit of a rotary combustion engine was extended by hydrogen-enriched fuel to equivalence ratios as low as 0.49. Reductions in NOx and CO emissions from baseline conditions were observed, although HC emissions increased significantly.The effect of hydrogen-induced lean combustion on indicated thermal efficiency was found to be dependent on the change in H2/C8H18 fraction with decreasing equivalence ratio. An increase in H2/C8H18 fraction with decreasing equivalence ratio had little effect on indicated thermal efficiency, whereas a constant or decreasing H2/C8H18 fraction led to a marked decrease. The brake thermal efficiency when compared at constant power increased marginally

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Publisher Number:

760611

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