Residual Gas Fraction Measurement inside Engine Cylinder Using Infrared Absorption Method with Spark-plug Sensor

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nobuyuki Kawahara ◽  
Eiji Tomita ◽  
Yutaka Tanaka
Keyword(s):  
Infrared Absorption ◽  
Absorption Method ◽  
Spark Plug ◽  
Engine Cylinder ◽  
Residual Gas Fraction ◽  
Residual Gas ◽  
Fraction Measurement

scholarly journals Sensitivity of Emissions to Uncertainties in Residual Gas Fraction Measurements in Automotive Engines: A Numerical Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
S. M. Aithal
Keyword(s):  
Internal Combustion Engines ◽  
Gasoline Engine ◽  
Initial Conditions ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Fuel Mixture ◽  
Mixture Composition ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Engine Cylinder ◽  
Residual Gas Fraction ◽  
Residual Gas

Initial conditions of the working fluid (air-fuel mixture) within an engine cylinder, namely, mixture composition and temperature, greatly affect the combustion characteristics and emissions of an engine. In particular, the percentage of residual gas fraction (RGF) in the engine cylinder can significantly alter the temperature and composition of the working fluid as compared with the air-fuel mixture inducted into the engine, thus affecting engine-out emissions. Accurate measurement of the RGF is cumbersome and expensive, thus making it hard to accurately characterize the initial mixture composition and temperature in any given engine cycle. This uncertainty can lead to challenges in accurately interpreting experimental emissions data and in implementing real-time control strategies. Quantifying the effects of the RGF can have important implications for the diagnostics and control of internal combustion engines. This paper reports on the use of a well-validated, two-zone quasi-dimensional model to compute the engine-out NO and CO emission in a gasoline engine. The effect of varying the RGF on the emissions under lean, near-stoichiometric, and rich engine conditions was investigated. Numerical results show that small uncertainties (~2–4%) in the measured/computed values of the RGF can significantly affect the engine-out NO/CO emissions.

Residual Gas Fraction Measurement in Spark Ignition Engines

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Giansetti ◽  
P. Higelin ◽  
Y. Chamaillard ◽  
A. Charlet
Keyword(s):  
Spark Ignition ◽  
Spark Ignition Engines ◽  
Residual Gas Fraction ◽  
Residual Gas ◽  
Fraction Measurement
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