scholarly journals The analysis of thermal state of catalytic converter depending on fuel supply and engine load using thermo-vision

2017 ◽  
Vol 170 (3) ◽  
pp. 30-36
Author(s):  
Barbara WORSZTYNOWICZ ◽  
Andrzej UHRYŃSKI ◽  
Bartłomiej BORKOWSKI ◽  
Marek PLUTA
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Test Bench ◽  
Rotation Speed ◽  
Thermal State ◽  
Catalytic Converter ◽  
Exhaust System ◽  
Spark Ignition ◽  
Engine Load ◽  
Exhaust Gases ◽  
Fuel Supply

The paper discusses the problem of thermal state of three-way catalytic converter depending on engine load with spark ignition fueled with gasoline and natural gas. The measurements on the test bench were performed, during which the temperature of the exhaust gases in the exhaust system was measured with the help of thermocouples, and at the same time, the track of the thermal state of the catalytic converter was monitored using thermo-vision camera. The stable work of engine with different rotation speed and values of load was considered together with transient states. The results of the measurements were presented in forms of charts and selected thermograms, qualitatively presenting the issue of thermal state of the catalytic converter.

scholarly journals The analysis of heating process of catalytic converter using thermo-vision

2015 ◽  
Vol 162 (3) ◽  
pp. 41-51
Author(s):  
Barbara WORSZTYNOWICZ ◽  
Andrzej UHRYŃSKI
Keyword(s):  
Cylinder Head ◽  
Test Bench ◽  
Catalytic Converter ◽  
Exhaust System ◽  
Cold Start ◽  
Spark Ignition ◽  
Spark Ignition Engine ◽  
Heating Process ◽  
Idle Speed ◽  
Heat State

The article tackles the issues related to a process of heating of three way catalytic converter during the cold start and the heating of the spark ignition engine. The measurements on the test bench were performed, taking into consideration how engine works directly after the start, on the idle speed and under the load, during which the temperature of the exhaust gases in the exhaust system and coolant on the cylinder head were measured. At the same time the track of the heat state of the catalytic converter was monitored using thermo-vision camera. The results of the measurements were presented as charts and selected thermo-grams, qualitatively representing the issue of heating of the catalytic converter.

Development of the Control and Acquisition System for a Natural-Gas Spark-Ignition Engine Test Bench

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenzo Gasbarro ◽  
Jinlong Liu ◽  
Christopher Ulishney ◽  
Cosmin E. Dumitrescu ◽  
Luca Ambrogi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Internal Combustion Engines ◽  
Test Bench ◽  
Spark Ignition ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Spark Ignition Engine ◽  
Acquisition System ◽  
Combustion Engines ◽  
Engine Test ◽  
New Sensors

Abstract Investigations using laboratory test benches are the most common way to find the technological solutions that will increase the efficiency of internal combustion engines and curtail their emissions. In addition, the collected experimental data are used by the CFD community to develop engine models that reduce the time-to-market. This paper describes the steps made to increase the reliability of engine experiments performed in a heavy-duty natural-gas spark-ignition engine test-cell such as the design of the control and data acquisition system based on Modbus TCP communication protocol. Specifically, new sensors and a new dynamometer controller were installed. The operation of the improved test bench was investigated at several operating conditions, with data obtained at both high- and low-sampling rates. The results indicated a stable test bench operation.

Experimental investigation of the effects of various factors on the emission characteristics of low-emission natural gas vehicles

2005 ◽  
Vol 219 (6) ◽  
pp. 825-831 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Jang ◽  
J Lee
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Oxygen Sensor ◽  
Gasoline Engine ◽  
Catalytic Converter ◽  
Electronic Control Unit ◽  
Exhaust System ◽  
Injection System ◽  
Emission Characteristics ◽  
Low Emission ◽  
Natural Gas Vehicles

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of various factors on the emission characteristics of dedicated natural gas vehicles (NGVs). A conventional light-duty gasoline engine was modified to run on natural gas (NG) by a gas injection system. Experiments were mainly conducted on the optimization of an oxygen sensor, a catalytic converter, and an electronic control unit (ECU) control strategy affecting the emission characteristics of NGVs. Also presented are the emission results of the NGV as a low-emission vehicle by evaluating non-methane organic gases (NMOG). The experimental results present the optimization of the fuel control and exhaust system in NGV that is needed to meet the more stringent emission regulations. It is also suggested that non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHC) constitute about 95 per cent of NMOG, and light-end HCs (C2-C5) account for 91 per cent of total NMOG emissions.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the efficiency of the three-way catalytic converter of a spark ignition engine of the chosen aromatic hydrocarbons removing

2017 ◽  
Vol 169 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-86
Author(s):  
Maria SKRĘTOWICZ ◽  
Joanna WOŹNIAK ◽  
Radosław WRÓBEL
Keyword(s):  
Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Rotational Speed ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Catalytic Converter ◽  
Spark Ignition ◽  
Spark Ignition Engine ◽  
Catalytic Reactor ◽  
Exhaust Gases ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Benzene Toluene

In the paper the results of measurement of the most popular aromatic hydrocarbons (benzene, toluene and xylenes) in the exhaust of spark ignition engine before and after three-way catalytic reactor were presented. The investigations have been conducted at fixed rotational speed, 2500 rpm and at a few different values of torque in range 0 – 80 Nm, every 10 Nm. Based on obtained results, the calculations of catalytic reactor efficiency in removing analysed components have been made. The measurements showed high efficiency of the catalytic converter in reduction of that pollutants in exhaust gases.

Methods for Specific Emission Evaluation in Spark Ignition Engines Based on Calculation Procedures of Air-Fuel Ratio: Development, Assessment, and Critical Comparison

2005 ◽  
Vol 127 (4) ◽  
pp. 869-882 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefano d’Ambrosio ◽  
Ezio Spessa ◽  
Alberto Vassallo
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Spark Ignition ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Specific Mass ◽  
Exhaust Gases ◽  
Fuel Ratio ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Specific Emissions ◽  
Ic Engines ◽  
New Procedures

New computational procedures are proposed for evaluating the exhaust brake specific mass emissions of each pollutant species in internal combustion (IC) engines. The procedures start from the chemical reaction of fuel with combustion air and, based on the measured exhaust raw emissions THC, CH4,NOx, CO, O2,CO2, calculate the volume fractions of the compounds in the exhaust gases, including those that are not usually measured, such as water, nitrogen and hydrogen. The molecular mass of the exhaust gases is then evaluated and the brake specific emissions can be obtained if the exhaust flow rate and the engine power output are measured. The algorithm can also be applied to the evaluation of air-fuel ratio from measured raw volume emissions of IC engines. The new procedures take the effects of various fuel and combustion air compositions into account, with particular reference to different natural gas blends as well as to the presence of water vapor, CO2, Ar and He in the combustion air. In the paper, the algorithms are applied to the evaluation of air-fuel ratio and brake specific mass emissions in an automotive bi-fuel Spark Ignition (SI) engine with multipoint sequential port-fuel injection. The experimental tests were carried out in a wide range of steady-state operating conditions under both gasoline and compressed natural gas operations. The specific emissions calculated from the new procedures are compared to those evaluated by applying Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and International Standards Organization (ISO) recommended practices and the air-fuel ratio results are compared to those obtained either from directly measured air and fuel mass flow rates or from Universal Exhaust Gas Oxygen (UEGO) sensor data. The sensitivity of the procedure results to the main engine working parameters, the influence of environmental conditions (in particular the effect of air humidity on NOx formation) and the experimental uncertainties are also determined.

EMISSION OF POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS CONTAINED IN COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OF GASOLINE ENGINES

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 341-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Assad ◽  
V. V. Grushevski ◽  
O. G. Penyazkov ◽  
I. N. Tarasenko
Keyword(s):  
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Internal Combustion Engines ◽  
Catalytic Converter ◽  
Combustion Products ◽  
Chromatography Method ◽  
Exhaust Gases ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic ◽  
Load Mode

The concentration of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the gasoline combustion products emitted into the atmosphere by internal combustion engines (ICE) has been measured using the gas chromatography method. The concentrations of PAHs in the exhaust gases sampled behind a catalytic converter has been determined when the ICE operates in five modes: idle mode, high speed mode, load mode, ICE cold start mode (engine warm-up) and transient mode. Using 92 RON, 95 RON and 98 RON gasoline the effect of the octane number of gasoline on the PAHs content in the exhaust gases has been revealed. The concentration of the most carcinogenic component (benzo(α)pyrene) in the exhaust gases behind a catalytic converter significantly exceeds a reference value of benzo(α)pyrene in the atmospheric air established by the WHO and the EU for ICE in the load mode.

scholarly journals Ni-γ-AL2O3 catalysts for obtaining nanocarbon by decomposition of natural gas

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hikmet Ibrahimov ◽  
Sara Malikli ◽  
Zenfira Ibrahimova ◽  
Rahim Babali ◽  
Sevinc Aleskerova
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Specific Surface ◽  
Catalytic Converter ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Nickel Content ◽  
Maximum Yield ◽  
Methane Decomposition ◽  
Impregnation Method ◽  
Decomposition Of Methane ◽  
Gas Supply

Abstractγ-Al2O3 was synthesized by the Sol–gel method, Ni (NO3)2 was placed in the pores by the impregnation method, and Ni-γ-Al2O3 was obtained by pyrolysis in a hydrogen stream in a CVD device. By the method of chemical vapors phase deposition (CVD) on Ni-Al2O3 catalytic converter with decomposition of methane in the natural gas produced carbon nanotubes (CNT) (Chunduri et al. in Mater Express 4(3):235–241, 2014; Zhou et al. in Appl Catal B 208:44–59, 2017). The catalytic activity of the catalysts in methane decomposition was examined from 650 °C to 900 °C by the method of chemical vapors phase deposition (CVD), the yield of CNTs tends to increase with the growth at the ratio of natural gas supply to hydrogen. The specific surface increases with an increase of nickel content and can reach 265.5 m2/g for a sample of 2% Ni-A12O3 at 850 °C. Growth at the temperature of methane decomposition leads to reduction in its specific surface. It has been established that the use of the Ni-Cu/γ-Al2O3 catalytic system, in which copper acts as a stabilizing additive, makes it possible to double the maximum yield of the carbon product during the decomposition of natural gas.

Experimental Investigation of a Heavy-Duty Compression-Ignition Engine Retrofitted to Natural Gas Spark-Ignition Operation

2019 ◽  
Vol 141 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinlong Liu ◽  
Hemanth Kumar Bommisetty ◽  
Cosmin Emil Dumitrescu
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Spark Ignition ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Compression Ignition ◽  
Heavy Duty ◽  
Compression Ignition Engine ◽  
Engine Operation ◽  
Cycle Variation ◽  
Spark Timing ◽  
Ci Engines

Heavy-duty compression-ignition (CI) engines converted to natural gas (NG) operation can reduce the dependence on petroleum-based fuels and curtail greenhouse gas emissions. Such an engine was converted to premixed NG spark-ignition (SI) operation through the addition of a gas injector in the intake manifold and of a spark plug in place of the diesel injector. Engine performance and combustion characteristics were investigated at several lean-burn operating conditions that changed fuel composition, spark timing, equivalence ratio, and engine speed. While the engine operation was stable, the reentrant bowl-in-piston (a characteristic of a CI engine) influenced the combustion event such as producing a significant late combustion, particularly for advanced spark timing. This was due to an important fraction of the fuel burning late in the squish region, which affected the end of combustion, the combustion duration, and the cycle-to-cycle variation. However, the lower cycle-to-cycle variation, stable combustion event, and the lack of knocking suggest a successful conversion of conventional diesel engines to NG SI operation using the approach described here.

Fundamental insights on ignition and combustion of natural gas in an active fueled pre-chamber spark-ignition system

2021 ◽  
Vol 232 ◽  
pp. 111561
Author(s):  
Rajavasanth Rajasegar ◽  
Yoichi Niki ◽  
Jose Maria García-Oliver ◽  
Zheming Li ◽  
Mark P.B. Musculus
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Spark Ignition ◽  
Ignition System ◽  
Ignition And Combustion
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