Heterogeneous and homogeneous combustion of fuel-lean C3H8/O2/N2 mixtures over rhodium at pressures up to 6 bar

Author(s):  
John Mantzaras ◽  
Ran Sui ◽  
Chung K. Law ◽  
Rolf Bombach
2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edilson de Castro Viana ◽  
Francisco José de Souza ◽  
Marcos Langeani

1974 ◽  
Vol 96 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. R. Wade ◽  
P. I. Shen ◽  
C. W. Owens ◽  
A. F. McLean

This first part, of a two part paper, reviews the NOx emission problem of the regenerative gas turbine engine for automotive application. It discusses the problem of fuel droplet burning, which causes heterogenous combustion with resulting high flame temperatures and high levels of oxides of nitrogen. The paper proposes means to achieve homogeneous combustion and shows that, even with this approach, flame temperatures need to be closely controlled to effect a compromise between NOx, CO, and HC emissions in order to meet the stringent numerical levels of emissions specified by the Federal standards for 1976 and subsequent model year automobiles. The paper shows that combustor inlet temperature of a homogeneous system has little effect, theoretically, on computed NOx emissions expressed as grams per mile, thereby strengthening the case for the regenerative turbine engine. A design concept for homogeneous combustion with controlled flame temperature is discussed.


2009 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 153-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kannan Chidambaram ◽  
Tamilporai Packirisamy

The advantages of using ceramics in advanced heat engines include increased fuel efficiency due to higher engine operating temperatures, more compact designs with lower capacity cooling system. Future internal combustion engines will be characterized by near zero emission level along with low specific fuel consumption. Homogenous combustion which realized inside the engine cylinder has the potential of providing near zero emission level with better fuel economy. However, the accomplishment of homogeneous combustion depends on the air flow structure inside the combustion chamber, fuel injection conditions and turbulence as well as ignition conditions. Various methods and procedures are being adopted to establish the homogeneous combustion inside the engine cylinder. In recent days, porous ceramic materials are being introduced inside the combustion chamber to achieve the homogeneous combustion. This paper investigates the desirable structures, types, and properties of such porous ceramic materials and their positive influence on the combustion process.


2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 5465-5472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ran Sui ◽  
John Mantzaras ◽  
Et-touhami Es-sebbar ◽  
Rolf Bombach

Fuel ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 261 ◽  
pp. 116449 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kumar Aanjaneya ◽  
Weiyu Cao ◽  
Yawei Chen ◽  
Claus Borgnakke ◽  
Arvind Atreya

Author(s):  
Justin Johnson ◽  
Karen R. Den Braven

Gasoline direct injection (GDI) two-stroke engine technology has been developed for use in snowmobile applications. Applying GDI to a two-stroke engine significantly reduces emissions of unburned hydrocarbons and improves fuel economy by reducing or eliminating the short circuiting of fuel that occurs in conventional carbureted two-stroke engines. The GDI design allows for two different modes of combustion, stratified and homogeneous. Stratified combustion is typically used during idle and light to moderate loads at low engine speeds while homogeneous combustion is used at moderate to high loads and medium to high engine speeds. This work presents the process and results of determining which mode of combustion provides better fuel economy during cruise point operation, and where the transition from stratified to homogeneous combustion should occur in snowmobile operation. Results show that homogeneous calibration is the superior mode of combustion for the cruise points of a snowmobile.


2019 ◽  
Vol 59 (9) ◽  
pp. 4161-4176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zakir Husain ◽  
Shashank S. Tiwari ◽  
Aniruddha B. Pandit ◽  
Jyeshtharaj B. Joshi

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