scholarly journals The evaluation of the regularity of the combustion process in the SI engine fueled with petrol and ethanol

2017 ◽  
Vol 168 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-99
Author(s):  
Zdzisław STELMASIAK ◽  
Dariusz PIETRAS
Keyword(s):  
Ethyl Alcohol ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Combustion Process ◽  
Spark Ignition Engine ◽  
Dual Fuel ◽  
Performance Parameters ◽  
Si Engine ◽  
Inlet Valve ◽  
Engine Operation ◽  
The Subject

In the paper are presented results of a research work concerning automotive spark ignition engine fueled with ethyl alcohol. The research was performed on a Fiat 1100 MPI engine adapted to dual fuel feeding. Injection of ethyl alcohol was accomplished in area near inlet valve with use of original injectors, the same as used in case of gasoline feeding. The subject-matter of the study was to compare smoothness of engine operation fueled with alcohol in relation to parameters of the engine fueled traditionally with gasoline. There were analyzed combustion parameters calculated on the basis of recorded indicated diagrams of successive individual combustion cycles and averaged diagrams of successive 50 cycles. Performed investigations are pointing at smooth engine operation running on neat alcohol, and on improvement of performance parameters such as effective power and overall efficiency.

Studying the effects of hydrogen addition on the second-law balance of a biogas-fuelled spark ignition engine by use of a quasi-dimensional multi-zone combustion model

2008 ◽  
Vol 222 (11) ◽  
pp. 2249-2268 ◽  
Author(s):  
C D Rakopoulos ◽  
C N Michos ◽  
E G Giakoumis
Keyword(s):  
Combustion Process ◽  
Spark Ignition ◽  
Spark Ignition Engine ◽  
Combustion Model ◽  
Second Law ◽  
Si Engine ◽  
Engine Operation ◽  
Hydrogen Addition ◽  
Cycle Simulation ◽  
Hydrogen Enrichment

Although a first-law analysis can show the improvement that hydrogen addition impacts on the performance of a biogas-fuelled spark-ignition (SI) engine, additional benefits can be revealed when the second law of thermodynamics is brought into perspective. It is theoretically expected that hydrogen enrichment in biogas can increase the second-law efficiency of engine operation by reducing the combustion-generated irreversibilities, because of the fundamental differences in the mechanism of entropy generation between hydrogen and traditional hydrocarbon combustion. In this study, an experimentally validated closed-cycle simulation code, incorporating a quasi-dimensional multi-zone combustion model that is based on the combination of turbulent entrainment theory and flame stretch concepts for the prediction of burning rates, is further extended to include second-law analysis for the purpose of quantifying the respective improvements. The analysis is applied for a single-cylinder homogeneous charge SI engine, fuelled with biogas—hydrogen blends, with up to 15 vol% hydrogen in the fuel mixture, when operated at 1500r/min, wide-open throttle, fuel-to-air equivalence ratio of 0.9, and ignition timing of 20° crank angle before top dead centre. Among the major findings derived from the second-law balance during the closed part of the engine cycle is the increase in the second-law efficiency from 40.85 per cent to 42.41 per cent with hydrogen addition, accompanied by a simultaneous decrease in the combustion irreversibilities from 18.25 per cent to 17.18 per cent of the total availability of the charge at inlet valve closing. It is also illustrated how both the increase in the combustion temperatures and the decrease in the combustion duration with increasing hydrogen content result in a reduction in the combustion irreversibilities. The degree of thermodynamic perfection of the combustion process from the second-law point of view is quantified by using two (differently defined) combustion exergetic efficiencies, whose maximum values during the combustion process increase with hydrogen enrichment from 49.70 per cent to 53.45 per cent and from 86.01 per cent to 87.33 per cent, respectively.

scholarly journals Numerical Study of Engine Performance and Emissions for Port Injection of Ammonia into a Gasoline\Ethanol Dual-Fuel Spark Ignition Engine

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1441
Author(s):  
Farhad Salek ◽  
Meisam Babaie ◽  
Amin Shakeri ◽  
Seyed Vahid Hosseini ◽  
Timothy Bodisco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Study ◽  
Combustion Process ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Spark Ignition ◽  
Spark Ignition Engine ◽  
Combustion Model ◽  
Dual Fuel ◽  
Spark Ignition Engines ◽  
Performance And Emissions ◽  
Hc Emissions

This study aims to investigate the effect of the port injection of ammonia on performance, knock and NOx emission across a range of engine speeds in a gasoline/ethanol dual-fuel engine. An experimentally validated numerical model of a naturally aspirated spark-ignition (SI) engine was developed in AVL BOOST for the purpose of this investigation. The vibe two zone combustion model, which is widely used for the mathematical modeling of spark-ignition engines is employed for the numerical analysis of the combustion process. A significant reduction of ~50% in NOx emissions was observed across the engine speed range. However, the port injection of ammonia imposed some negative impacts on engine equivalent BSFC, CO and HC emissions, increasing these parameters by 3%, 30% and 21%, respectively, at the 10% ammonia injection ratio. Additionally, the minimum octane number of primary fuel required to prevent knock was reduced by up to 3.6% by adding ammonia between 5 and 10%. All in all, the injection of ammonia inside a bio-fueled engine could make it robust and produce less NOx, while having some undesirable effects on BSFC, CO and HC emissions.

scholarly journals Experimental Investigation of Using Ethanol-Gasoline in Spark Ignition Engine

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 368-373
Author(s):  
Kadhim Fadhil Nasir
Keyword(s):  
Spark Ignition Engine ◽  
Brake Specific Fuel Consumption ◽  
Si Engine ◽  
Pure Ethanol ◽  
Engine Operation ◽  
Brake Thermal Efficiency ◽  
Brake Power ◽  
Operation Parameter ◽  
Ethanol Addition ◽  
And Performance

The consequence of mixing pure ethanol with gasoline on the pollution and performance of SI engine are investigated experimentally in the existent study. The SI engine that employed in the experiment is a single cylinder four stroke. Analysis is carried out for engine operation parameter, CO2, CO and unburned HC productions. The measurements are recorded for several engine speeds from 1500 – 3000 rpm with load and ethanol addition of (0E, 10E, 20E, 30E, 40E, 50E,). The results displayed increasing in brake power, and brake thermal efficiency while the brake specific fuel consumption decreases when the ethanol- gasoline blends fuel increases. Also it was found that CO, HC, and CO2 concentrations decrease when the ethanol- gasoline increases. The best results obtained in the study is for the blend of E-50.

scholarly journals Research on combustion process of gasoline homogenous charge compression ignition engine

2018 ◽  
Vol 184 ◽  
pp. 01013
Author(s):  
Corneliu Cofaru ◽  
Mihaela Virginia Popescu
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Research ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Combustion Process ◽  
Fuel Mixture ◽  
Spark Ignition Engine ◽  
Injection System ◽  
Compression Ignition ◽  
Compression Ignition Engine ◽  
Engine Operation ◽  
Homogenous Charge Compression Ignition

The paper presents the research designed to develop a HCCI (Homogenous Charge Compression Ignition) engine starting from a spark ignition engine platform. The chosen test engine was a single cylinder, four strokes provided with a carburettor. The results of experimental research data obtained on this version were used as a baseline for the next phase of the research. In order to obtain the HCCI configuration, the engine was modified, as follows: the compression ratio was increased from 9.7 to 11.5 to ensure that the air – fuel mixture auto-ignite and to improve the engine efficiency; the carburettor was replaced by a direct fuel injection system in order to control precisely the fuel mass per cycle taking into account the measured intake air-mass; the valves shape were modified to provide a safety engine operation by ensuring the provision of sufficient clearance beetween the valve and the piston; the exchange gas system was changed from fixed timing to variable valve timing to have the possibilities of modification of quantities of trapped burnt gases. The cylinder processes were simulated on virtual model. The experimental research works were focused on determining the parameters which control the combustion timing of HCCI engine to obtain the best energetic and ecologic parameters.

scholarly journals Possibilities to identify engine combustion model parameters by analysis of the instantaneous crankshaft angular speed

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Slobodan Popovic ◽  
Miroljub Tomic
Keyword(s):  
Combustion Process ◽  
Nonlinear Least Squares ◽  
Angular Speed ◽  
Spark Ignition Engine ◽  
Combustion Model ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Si Engine ◽  
Engine Combustion ◽  
Novel Method ◽  
Engine Crankshaft

In this paper, novel method for obtaining information about combustion process in individual cylinders of a multi-cylinder Spark Ignition Engine based on instantaneous crankshaft angular velocity is presented. The method is based on robust box constrained Levenberg-Marquardt minimization of nonlinear Least Squares given for measured and simulated instantaneous crankshaft angular speed which is determined from the solution of the engine dynamics torque balance equation. Combination of in-house developed comprehensive Zero-Dimensional Two-Zone SI engine combustion model and analytical friction loss model in angular domain have been applied to provide sensitivity and error analysis regarding Wiebe combustion model parameters, heat transfer coefficient and compression ratio. The analysis is employed to evaluate the basic starting assumption and possibility to provide reliable combustion analysis based on instantaneous engine crankshaft angular speed.

scholarly journals Efficiency characteristics of a new quasi-constant volume combustion spark ignition engine

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jovan Doric ◽  
Ivan Klinar
Keyword(s):  
Engine Speed ◽  
Combustion Process ◽  
Spark Ignition ◽  
Constant Volume ◽  
Spark Ignition Engine ◽  
Si Engine ◽  
Piston Mechanism ◽  
Si Engines ◽  
Ic Engines ◽  
Engine Concept

A zero dimensional model has been used to investigate the combustion performance of a four cylinder petrol engine with unconventional piston motion. The main feature of this new spark ignition (SI) engine concept is the realization of quasi-constant volume (QCV) during combustion process. Presented mechanism is designed to obtain a specific motion law which provides better fuel consumption of internal combustion (IC) engines. These advantages over standard engine are achieved through synthesis of unconventional piston mechanism. The numerical calculation was performed for several cases of different piston mechanism parameters, compression ratio and engine speed. Calculated efficiency and power diagrams are plotted and compared with performance of ordinary SI engine. The results show that combustion during quasi-constant volume has significant impact on improvement of efficiency. The main aim of this paper is to find a proper kinematics parameter of unconventional piston mechanism for most efficient heat addition in SI engines.

scholarly journals Preliminary tests on dual fuel spark ignition engine fuelled with methanol and gasoline

2008 ◽  
Vol 134 (3) ◽  
pp. 24-33
Author(s):  
Zdzisław STELMASIAK ◽  
Jerzy LARISCH ◽  
Janusz SEMIKOW
Keyword(s):  
Spark Ignition ◽  
Spark Ignition Engine ◽  
Dual Fuel ◽  
Nitric Oxides ◽  
Alcohol Content ◽  
Engine Operation ◽  
Engine Efficiency ◽  
Comparative Results ◽  
Advantageous Effect ◽  
Valve Area

The paper presents a fuel system of a dual fuel spark ignition engine with a multipoint methanol and gasoline injection into the inlet valve area. The engine is fitted with double electronically controlled injectors. The system allows the engine operation on gasoline and methanol separately as well as combustion of the mixture of both fuels of any given alcohol content. The preliminary tests have been performed on a 4-cylinder spark ignition engine – Fiat 1100. The paper presents comparative results of the tests of an engine fuelled with gasoline and methanol. The performed tests showed an advantageous effect on the engine efficiency, the level of nitric oxides and hydrocarbons in the exhaust. A quick combustion of methanol increases the thermal load of the engine, which in turn may lead to an improper operation of the ignition system.

scholarly journals The effect of LPG injector position on the SI engine operation

2007 ◽  
Vol 131 (4) ◽  
pp. 33-41
Author(s):  
Piotr JAKLIŃSKI ◽  
Łukasz GRABOWSKI ◽  
Mirosław WENDEKER ◽  
Jacek CZARNIGOWSKI ◽  
Piotr SZCZĘSNY ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Peak Pressure ◽  
Injection System ◽  
Intake Manifold ◽  
Si Engine ◽  
Inlet Valve ◽  
Engine Operation ◽  
Toxic Emissions ◽  
Pressure Peak ◽  
Operation Parameters

The paper presents results of experiments on operation parameters of a 4-cylinder Holden 2.0 MPFI engine, supplied with LPG by means of sequential intake-manifold injection system, in the function of the distance between the injection ferrule and the cylinder’s inlet valve. Four positions of the injection ferrule along the manifold were tested, i.e. 115, 170, 230 and 310 mm from the valve. Indicated pressure, peak pressure and toxic emissions, in the function of injection start angle, were analyzed and compared for each position. The importance of the distance between injection ferrule and inlet valve was proved.

scholarly journals Improving the effective efficiency of a spark ignition engine through the use of a fully independent valve control system

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zbigniew Żmudka ◽  
Stefan Postrzednik
Keyword(s):  
Charge Exchange ◽  
Spark Ignition Engine ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Si Engine ◽  
Load Range ◽  
Engine Operation ◽  
Engine Load ◽  
Effective Work ◽  
Partial Load ◽  
Valve Control

The article presents theoretical research of the proposed system of fully independent valve control (FIVC) of the SI engine. The analysis included controlling the movement of the intake valves, which results in adjusting the mass of the fresh charge to the current engine load, as well as the movement of the exhaust valves, where the main aim is to keep the rest of the exhaust gas in the cylinder, i.e. implementation of internal EGR. The open theoretical Seiliger-Sabathe cycle with the classic throttle regulation of load is the reference cycle for assessment of benefits and study of the effectiveness of obtaining work as a result of application of the FIVC system. A comparative analysis of the effectiveness of application of the proposed system was carried out based on the selected quantities: fuel dose, cycle work, relative work of charge exchange and cycle efficiency. The use of the FIVC to regulate the SI engine load makes it possible to eliminate the throttle and thus reduce the charge exchange work, especially in the partial load range. And this then leads to an increase in internal and effective work, which in turn results in an increase in the effective energy efficiency of an engine operation.

A Multiple-Zone Cycle Simulation for Spark-Ignition Engines: Thermodynamic Details

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerald A. Caton
Keyword(s):  
Combustion Process ◽  
Load Condition ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Thermodynamic Cycle ◽  
Spark Ignition ◽  
Spark Ignition Engine ◽  
Engine Operation ◽  
Part Load ◽  
Cycle Simulation ◽  
The Individual

Abstract A thermodynamic cycle simulation was developed for a spark-ignition engine which included the use of multiple zones for the combustion process. This simulation was used to complete analyses for a commercial, spark-ignition V-8 engine operating at a part load condition. Specifically, the engine possessed a compression ratio of 8.1:1, and had a bore and stroke of 101.6 and 88.4 mm, respectively. A part load operating condition at 1400 rpm with an equivalence ratio of 1.0 was examined. Results were obtained for overall engine performance, for detailed in-cylinder events, and for the thermodynamics of the individual processes. In particular, the characteristics of the engine operation with respect to the combustion process were examined. Implications of the multiple zones formulation for the combustion process are described.

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