scholarly journals Multi-criteria fuel system optimization with an electronic control unit

2017 ◽  
Vol 168 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-55
Author(s):  
Aleksander WRÓBLEWSKI
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Electronic Control Unit ◽  
Quality Criteria ◽  
Control Unit ◽  
System Optimization ◽  
Optimization Method ◽  
Engine Fuel ◽  
Fuel System ◽  
Common Rail System ◽  
The Common

This paper presents the results of the multi-criteria synthesis of a diesel engine fuel system using the optimization method. The optimization criteria, functional restrictions and quality criteria have been selected. The efficiency of the proposed method was demonstrated using the example of a diesel engine with the Common Rail system.

scholarly journals Development of a Generic Dual Fuel ECU for Common Rail Diesel Engine Control

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Luke James Frogley
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Diesel Fuel ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Electronic Control Unit ◽  
Control Unit ◽  
Common Rail ◽  
Dual Fuel ◽  
Fuel System ◽  
Compressed Natural Gas ◽  
Diesel Operation

<p>Rising costs of diesel fuel has led to an increased interest in dual fuel diesel engine conversion, which can offset diesel consumption though the simultaneous combustion of a secondary gaseous fuel. This system offers benefits both environmentally and financially in an increasingly energy-conscious society. Dual fuel engine conversions have previously been fitted to mechanical injection systems, requiring physical modification of the fuel pump. The aim of this work is to develop a novel electronic dual fuel control system that may be installed on any modern diesel engine using common rail fuel injection with solenoid injector valves, eliminating the need for mechanical modification of the diesel fuel system.  The dual fuel electronic control unit developed replaces up to 90 percent of the diesel fuel required with cleaner-burning and cheaper compressed natural gas, providing the same power output with lower greenhouse gas emissions than pure diesel. The dual fuel system developed controls the flow of diesel, gas, air, and engine timing to ensure combustion is optimised to maintain a specific torque at a given speed and demand. During controlled experimental analysis, the dual fuel system exceeded the target substitution rate of 90 precent, with a peak diesel substitution achieved of 97 percent, whilst maintaining the same torque performance of the engine under diesel operation.</p>

scholarly journals Development of a Generic Dual Fuel ECU for Common Rail Diesel Engine Control

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Luke James Frogley
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Diesel Fuel ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Electronic Control Unit ◽  
Control Unit ◽  
Common Rail ◽  
Dual Fuel ◽  
Fuel System ◽  
Compressed Natural Gas ◽  
Diesel Operation

<p>Rising costs of diesel fuel has led to an increased interest in dual fuel diesel engine conversion, which can offset diesel consumption though the simultaneous combustion of a secondary gaseous fuel. This system offers benefits both environmentally and financially in an increasingly energy-conscious society. Dual fuel engine conversions have previously been fitted to mechanical injection systems, requiring physical modification of the fuel pump. The aim of this work is to develop a novel electronic dual fuel control system that may be installed on any modern diesel engine using common rail fuel injection with solenoid injector valves, eliminating the need for mechanical modification of the diesel fuel system.  The dual fuel electronic control unit developed replaces up to 90 percent of the diesel fuel required with cleaner-burning and cheaper compressed natural gas, providing the same power output with lower greenhouse gas emissions than pure diesel. The dual fuel system developed controls the flow of diesel, gas, air, and engine timing to ensure combustion is optimised to maintain a specific torque at a given speed and demand. During controlled experimental analysis, the dual fuel system exceeded the target substitution rate of 90 precent, with a peak diesel substitution achieved of 97 percent, whilst maintaining the same torque performance of the engine under diesel operation.</p>

scholarly journals Electronic control unit development and emissions evaluation for hydrogen–diesel dual-fuel engines

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 168781401881407
Author(s):  
Yasin Karagöz ◽  
Majid Mohammad Sadeghi
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engines ◽  
Working Condition ◽  
Electronic Control Unit ◽  
Control Unit ◽  
Dual Fuel ◽  
Hydrogen Energy ◽  
Compression Ignition ◽  
Electronic Control ◽  
Fuel System ◽  
Compression Ignition Engines

In this study, it was aimed to operate today’s compression ignition engines easily in dual-fuel mode with a developed electronic control unit. Especially, diesel engines with mechanical fuel system can be easily converted to common-rail fuel system with a developed electronic control unit. Also, with this developed electronic control unit, old technology compression ignition engines can be turned into dual-fuel mode easily. Thus, thanks to the flexibility of engine maps to be loaded into the electronic control unit, diesel engines can conveniently be operated with alternative gas fuels and diesel dual fuel. In particular, hydrogen, an alternative, environmentally friendly, and clean gas fuel, can easily be used with diesel engines by pilot spraying. Software and hardware development of electronic control unit are made, in order to operate a diesel engine with diesel+hydrogen dual fuel. Finally, developed electronic control unit was reviewed on 1500 r/min stable engine speed on different hydrogen energy rates (0%, 15%, 30%, and 45% hydrogen) according to thermic efficiency and emissions (CO, total unburned hydrocarbons, NOx, and smoke), and apart from NOx emissions, a significant improvement has been obtained. There was no increased NOx emission on 15% hydrogen working condition; however, on 45% hydrogen working condition, a dramatic increase arose.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the diesel engine feed by unified battlefield fuel F-34/F-35 mixed with biocomponents

2019 ◽  
Vol 178 (3) ◽  
pp. 240-246
Author(s):  
Mirosław KARCZEWSKI
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Ethyl Alcohol ◽  
Diesel Oil ◽  
Fuel System ◽  
Military Vehicles ◽  
Anhydrous Ethyl Alcohol ◽  
The Common ◽  
Fuel Mixtures ◽  
The Military

The problem of the military vehicles engines fuelling increases with the growth of the amount of vehicles in the armies. At the same time, another problem with fuel supply in modern engines is the use of bio component additives, which changes characteristics (quality) of the used fuels. Therefore, it is important to take actions to adapt engines to powering with fuels coming from renewable sources.The aim of the research was to evaluate the possibility of feeding the diesel engine (influence on the useful parameters and composi-tion) with mixtures of the unified battlefield fuel F-34/F-35 with biocomponents in the form of anhydrous ethyl alcohol and RME. The tests were conducted during fuelling of the engine with six kinds of fuels: basic fuel (diesel oil), NATO code F-34/F-35 fuel, as well as fuel mixtures: F-34 and RME with different ratio and F-34/F-35 with bioethanol. In the result of the research it was concluded that the parameters of the G9T Renault engine with the common rail fuel system in terms of F-34 and RME consumption (using) decreased in comparison to diesel oil basic fuel. It is not possible to supply the engine with the mixture of ethyl alcohol and F-34 fuel – alcohol pre-cipitation and obliteration of fuel system components

Reaserch on an Electronic Control System of CNG/Diesel Dual Fuel Engine

2013 ◽  
Vol 325-326 ◽  
pp. 1176-1179
Author(s):  
Xiao Ning Lv ◽  
Jiang Tao Qin ◽  
Jing Bo Li ◽  
Bo Wen Zou ◽  
Fu Qiang Luo
Keyword(s):  
Substitution Rate ◽  
Electronic Control Unit ◽  
Control Unit ◽  
Dual Fuel ◽  
Electronic Control ◽  
Experiment Data ◽  
Common Rail System ◽  
Controlled System ◽  
Electronic Control System ◽  
Operation Cost

In order to convert the high pressure common rail system engine to CNG/Diesel dual fuel engine, an electronically controlled system is developed. The system includes a CNG fuel supply system, the CNG electronic control unit (ECU) and its matching harness etc. During starting and idle load conditions, the engine runs under pure diesel mode, when the speed and load reached a certain set point, the diesel ECU reduces the pilot diesel quantity, meanwhile, the CNG ECU increases the natural gas quantity, then the engine runs under dual fuel mode. The engine experiment data show that in different conditions, the highest substitution rate is 90% and the average substitution rate is 83%; the average savings ratio of operation cost per hour is 26%.

Research on Variable Cylinders of the Tandem 4-Cylinder Gasoline Engine for Fuel Economy

2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kouki Yamaji ◽  
◽  
Hirokazu Suzuki ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Fuel Economy ◽  
Gasoline Engine ◽  
Combustion Engine ◽  
Electronic Control Unit ◽  
Control Unit ◽  
Engine Fuel ◽  
Electronic Control ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Predetermined Time

With progress in internal combustion engine fuel economy, variable cylinder systems have attracted attention. We measured fuel consumption in cylinder cutoff by stopping the injector alone, collected data changing the location and number of cutoff cylinders and when varying the cutoff cylinder, and compared the difference in fuel cost reduction. A transistor is inserted serially into the injector control circuit of the electronic control unit (ECU). By controlling the transistor via microcomputer, the injector is turned on or off independently from ECU control in obtain cylinder cutoff. The amount of fuel consumption is measured using enhancement mode of a failure diagnostic device based on the OBD II standard to collect injection time and rotational speed of the injector for a predetermined time and calculated based on this data. We confirmed that by stopping the injector alone, fuel consumption was reduced 6 to 22% and is reduced when the cutoff cylinder is varied.

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